The Copybook

Short passages for reading, drawn from history, legend, poetry and fiction.

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By Frank Moss Bennett (1874-1952), via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.

A Word of Advice Ben Jonson

Advice that is not based on honesty, humility and deep reflection is mere craft.

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© Rauantiques, Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 4.0.

A Hot Tip Benjamin Disraeli

Benjamin Disraeli revealed the secret behind holding one’s place at the top of Parisian society.

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By the Revd Thomas Streatfield (1777-1848), via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.

Rest Cure Charles Dickens

Whenever Charles Dickens felt his exhausting workload was starting to take its toll, he knew just what to do.

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© ArghoRoy118, Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Water Truce Rudyard Kipling

The animals in the jungle agree that amidst the drought, the sport of hunter and hunted has to be suspended.

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By Ivan Makarov (1822–1897). Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.

Believe Me Fyodor Dostoevsky

A loving parent doesn’t want her son to be a success; she wants him to be a fine human being.

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By Alexei Harlamov (1840–1925), Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.

A Great Writer Fyodor Dostoevsky

One author was a long way ahead at the top of Dostoevsky’s reading list.

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