The Copybook

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

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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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© Trevor Rickard, Geograph.

Truth Lies Open to All Ben Jonson

Nobody has a monopoly on the truth, neither the scholars of the past nor the scholars of today.

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© Ian Capper, Geograph. CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mrs Partington and Her Mop Sydney Smith

The defiant Mrs Partington took on the full might of the Atlantic Ocean.

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© Auckland Museum, Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 4.0.

One More Pounce Captain Charles Johnson

A Welshman was not keen on handing over his employer’s money just because Tom Dorbel had a gun.

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Via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.

What to Get the King Who Has Everything Sir Thomas Roe

Sir Thomas Roe had some difficulty making an impression on Emperor Jehangir.

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