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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1237

A Proper Education

Harriet Smith’s school gave her a grounding in good sense that even Emma Woodhouse could not quite overthrow.

1238

The Lessons of Nature

Samuel Smiles shows us two great achievements inspired by two tiny creatures.

1239

Observation

Great inventions come from those who notice what they see.

1240

Terror in the Deep

Irish monk St Columba is credited with being among the first witnesses to the ‘Loch Ness monster’.

1241

‘Get Up!’

Joseph Skipsey’s short poem evokes the last goodbye a Northumberland miner made each morning.

1242

The Pitman Poet

Joseph Skipsey taught himself to read and write by candlelight, hundreds of feet below ground in a Northumberland pit.