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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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937

The Emperor and the Nun

The young Roman Emperor Theophilus backed away from marriage to the formidable Cassiani, but he could not forget her.

938

Edward the Exile

Two young English princes were banished to the court of Yaroslav the Wise, and one returned to claim the crown.

939

The Conversion of Vladimir the Great

A succession of religious leaders came to Kiev, hoping to win the wild barbarian Prince to their cause.

940

The Matildas of England

For a hundred years after William the Conqueror came to England, four strong women named Matilda shaped the nation’s history.

941

Glorious John

JB Cramer was one of the finest pianists of his day, though his reverence for Mozart made his own music more popular in the drawing room than the concert hall.

942

Autumn: A Dirge

Poet Percy Shelley calls on November’s sister months to watch by the graveside of the dead Year.