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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1033

A Many-Chorded Lyre

Stylish batting in cricket is about variety, invention and frankly anything that works, and we have Dr W.G. Grace to thank for it.

1034

The Convert

Victorian cat-lover Harrison Weir launches into his favourite subject, but finds his audience growing restive.

1035

A Very Special Correspondent

Pauline de Meulan’s magazine Publiciste was close to going out of business when an anonymous contributor stepped in.

1036

A Curious Incident

Sherlock Holmes has been engaged to find a missing thoroughbred, but seems more interested in some lame sheep and an idle dog.

1037

Taste and See

Wonder spread through a Tyneside monastery after Bishop Cuthbert asked for a drink of water.

1038

Mir Kasim

The East India Company installed Mir Kasim as Nawab of Bengal, only to find that he had a mind of his own.