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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1063

Sense and Sensitivity

Jane Austen wrote as a Christian, but all the better for doing so unobtrusively.

1064

The Blessing of Disguise

A mysterious knight and an equally mysterious outlaw agree to preserve one another’s incognito.

1065

The Battle of Nechtansmere

King Ecgfrith of Northumbria dismissed repeated warnings about his imperial ambitions.

1066

St Bega

An Irish princess fled to Cumbria to escape the Vikings, clutching her precious silver bracelet.

1067

Crayke Abbey

The long-lost monastery at Crayke in North Yorkshire was home to two saints with different but equally valuable gifts.

1068

Honourable Mr Fox

The colourful Foreign Secretary humbly accepted a lesson in manners from a local tradesman.