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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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Caught in the Act

Young Thomas Arne goes to extreme lengths to conceal his musical talent from his family.

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Spinning Jenny

James Hargreaves’s historic invention was not without its critics when it first appeared.

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Asylum Christi

Samuel Smiles explains how Tudor England was transformed from sleepy backwater to hive of industry.

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The Ridolfi Plot

The Pope and the King of Spain decide that the time has come to rid England of her troublesome Queen, Elizabeth I.

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Not for Sale

Sir Humphry Davy pleads with Britain’s scientists not to be bought by Napoleon’s gold.

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‘Please Respect our Traditions’

Archbishop Damaskinos of Athens took his wartime protest straight to the top.