Clay Lane

The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1057

The Aspden Cup

British factory workers started a historic three-cornered league in the Russian city of St Petersburg.

1058

Passover to Pentecost

St Bede explains how the Exodus and the Ten Commandments are related to Easter and Whitsuntide.

1059

The Lion of Piraeus

A marble statue in Venice bears witness to Europe’s long history of brave defeats and fruitless victories.

1060

One False Step

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

1061

Mary Anning

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

1062

The Living Past

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