Clay Lane

The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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Ranji

A young Indian student from Cambridge was selected for England’s cricket team after public pressure.

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Cuthbert, the Bridle and the Book

One of England’s most precious artefacts, the Lindisfarne Gospels, was nearly lost at sea.

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A Selfish Liberty

American anti-slavery campaigner Frederick Douglass contrasts two kinds of ‘nationalist’.

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Well Out Of It

Anne Elliot is mortified to hear Frederick Wentworth’s opinion of her, but manages to find comfort in his words.

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Max Woosnam

Max fully deserves his reputation as England’s greatest all-round sportsman.

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The Grand Embassy

A young Peter the Great of Russia toured Europe seeking help for his diplomatic, military and architectural plans.