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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1219

The Greeks, the Governor and the Potatoes

John Kapodistrias had an instinct for how a long-oppressed people might think.

1220

Huskisson’s Legacy

Samuel Sidney, a Victorian expert on Australian matters, explained how cutting tax and regulation on Britain’s global trade made everyone better off.

1221

Bear and Forbear

A sympathetic understanding of the trials of other people is essential for getting along.

1222

The Founding of Australia

Within little more than half a century a British penal colony turned into a prosperous, free-trade democracy.

1223

St Helen Finds the True Cross

The mother of the Roman Emperor goes to Jerusalem on a quest close to her heart.

1224

How Liberating the Slaves also Clothed the Poor

The closure of slave plantations following the Abolition of Slavery Act in 1833 had a curious side-effect.