Clay Lane

The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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Gideon Recruits an Army

Gideon prepares to drive the Midianites out of Israel, but first he has to make it a fair fight.

932

Gideon’s Snare

While spying out the enemy’s camp, Gideon hears something which fills him with renewed confidence.

933

Mark Antony Catches a Kipper

The surprisingly sensitive Roman commander was hoping to impress a girl with his angling skills.

934

Edith Cavell

The experienced nurse could not stop saving lives, even at the cost of her own.

935

The Day of ‘No’

On October 28th, 1940, the Kingdom of Greece surprised everyone by refusing to become part of the German war machine.

936

Heracles and the Garden of the Hesperides

Two of Heracles’s labours are declared void, so to make up the number he is sent to find the Garden of the Hesperides.