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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1225

Swept off her Feet

Marianne Dashwood sprains an ankle, but help is at hand.

1226

The Greeks, the Governor and the Potatoes

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

1227

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.

1228

Bear and Forbear

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

1229

The Founding of Australia

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

1230

St Helen Finds the True Cross

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