Clay Lane

The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1087

Guardian of Peace

J. S. Mill argues that free trade has done more to put an end to war than any political union or military alliance.

1088

Heracles and the Cretan Bull

Heracles seems to be the only one who can keep Poseidon’s rampaging white bull under control.

1089

Mothering Sunday

Mothering Sunday is a peculiarly British celebration of Christian faith, close family and responsible freedom.

1090

Annunciation

Cynewulf reflects on the mystery of the appearance of the angel Gabriel to Mary.

1091

A Monument to Liberty

Samuel Smiles explains why the London and Birmingham Railway was an achievement superior to the Great Pyramid of Giza.

1092

The Blessings of Nicholas Mogilevsky

Passengers sharing Bishop Nicholas’s Moscow-bound flight found his blessings faintly silly — but that was when the engines were still running.