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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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To Autumn

Poet John Keats speaks of the beauties of Autumn, her colours, her sounds and her rich harvest.

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‘Thy Necessity is Yet Greater than Mine’

Elizabethan courtier and soldier Sir Philip Sidney shows that a nobleman can also be a gentleman.

975

The Bishop and the Chatterbox

One week into a Lenten retreat with the Bishop of Hexham, a boy’s miserable life is turned right around.

976

Michaelmas

A celebration of St Michael, captain of heaven’s angel host, courteous warrior, and healer.

977

The Wolf, the Bear and Cat Ivanovitch

A faithful but unprepossessing pet is turned out of hearth and home.

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Japan’s First Railway

As Japan’s ruling shoguns resist the tide of progress, a Nagasaki-based Scottish entrepreneur steps in.