Clay Lane

The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

← Page 1

877

Cuthbert and the Iron Grip

A boy goes bird-nesting in Cuthbert’s church, and finds himself all in a heap.

878

Cuthbert and the Wry Face

A man who seems to have everything loses his good looks to a dreadful disease.

879

Ring for Service

A cat belonging to a Carthusian monastery in Paris gets a free lunch, but who is exploiting whom?

880

Cuthbert, the Eagle and the Fish

St Cuthbert reminds a young monk that the labourer is worthy of her hire.

881

Faraday al Fresco

Michael Faraday’s tour of Europe included a ‘picturesque’ multicultural event on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius.

882

Press Pass

Young inventor James Watt’s life in London was overshadowed by the perpetual fear of being snatched.