Clay Lane

The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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The Train of a Life

In Charles Dickens’s tale set around Mugby Junction, a man sees his life flash by like a ghostly train.

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Twelve Poor Men and True

Charles Dickens explains the thinking behind Jesus Christ’s choice of friends.

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Anne Ford Thicknesse

A young English girl in Dr Johnson’s London struggles to share her gift for music.

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Birds of Paradise

Anglo-Saxon poet Cynewulf paints a word-picture of heaven and the seraph-band that swoops and soars before the throne.

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Germany’s Secret Weapon

As a last, desperate throw of the dice in the Great War, the Germans detonated an unusual kind of weapon in St Petersburg.

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Much Ado About Nothing

Don Pedro’s brother John tries to ensure that the course of true love does not run smooth.