Clay Lane

The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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One False Step

Louisa Musgrove thought she had hit on a sure method of winning Captain Wentworth’s affections.

1052

Mary Anning

A twelve-year-old girl from Lyme Regis made a historic discovery while selling seashells to tourists.

1053

The Living Past

High above the roof of the Amazonian rainforest, Professor Challenger sees something that eerily reminds him of home.

1054

Lost Innocence

In the fourth century, Britain’s Christians acquired a taste for watering down the mystery of their message.

1055

Beginner’s Luck

As proof that ‘Providence protects children and idiots’, Mark Twain recalls his first taste of ten-pin bowling.

1056

Love at First Bite

Sam felt that his epic romance might have started more promisingly.