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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1117

The Great Baby

Charles Dickens rails at the way Parliament and do-gooders treat the public like an irresponsible child.

1118

The Prisoner’s Friend

Thomas Wright never earned more than a foreman’s wage, but he helped hundreds of prisoners back into society.

1119

The Bearded Foreigner

A Japanese swordsman confronts a Russian monk for... actually, he’s not really quite sure.

1120

Ireland’s First Railway

The Dublin to Dun Laoghaire line opened in 1834, and proved a remarkable testimony to the speed of technological progress.

1121

Ranji

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

1122

Cuthbert, the Bridle and the Book

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