Clay Lane

The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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Never say ‘What, never?’ again

That infernal nonsense ‘Pinafore’ took America by storm.

878

Job’s City of Joy

The East India Company’s top agent in India was also the man who put Calcutta on the world map.

879

The Real Merchant

William Cobbett makes a distinction between everyday business and the murky world of Westminster lobbyists and financial speculation.

880

‘I can walk’

A mother is determined to see that her disabled daughter gets the help she needs.

881

Long Ben

An English sailor became the target of the first worldwide manhunt following an audacious act of piracy.

882

Chopsticks

Ethel Smyth puts on a show for a self-declared music enthusiast.