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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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Britain’s Best Gift to India

Samuel Smiles reminds us that until we brought the railways to India, we had little to boast about as an imperial power.

1118

India’s First Railway

The opening of the Bombay to Thane line was the real beginning of British India.

1119

The History of Susannah

A young Jewish woman in ancient Babylon falls victim to a heartless conspiracy.

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The Battle of Flamborough Head

When captain Richard Pearson of the Royal Navy surrendered to American revolutionary John Paul Jones, Jones naturally assumed that meant he had won.

1121

Life’s Infantry

However obscure a man may apparently be, his example to others inevitably shapes the future of his country.

1122

Persian Treasures

‘Be careful what you wish for’, they say, and there could be no more endearing example.