Clay Lane

The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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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.

1130

Life’s Infantry

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

1131

Persian Treasures

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

1132

Alan Blumlein

Railway enthusiast, music lover, and the man who gave us stereo sound.

1133

Tom and Terrier

A fox terrier spies what looks like a hapless victim – until he gets up close.

1134

The Tragedy of King Oedipus

Oedipus flees home in an attempt to escape a dreadful prophecy, unware that it is following at his heels.