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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1165

Merchants of Muscovy

In 1553, Richard Chancellor set out on a perilous voyage to Russia in order to bypass the Hanseatic League’s customs union.

1166

Not a Scratch!

Hapless extremists try to wipe out a miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary.

1167

A True Gentleman of Verona

A young man from the Italian city on the Adige River demonstrates that class has nothing to do with wealth.

1168

Wellington’s Secret

The future hero of Waterloo dealt with political ambush as comfortably as he dealt with the military kind.

1169

One Last Question

English lawyer Sydney Carton goes to the guillotine in place of a French aristocrat.

1170

Northumberland

A poem of nostalgia for the sea breezes and yellow gorse of Northumberland.