Clay Lane

The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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The Bishop’s Gambit

The mayor and bishop of Zakynthos went to extraordinary lengths to protect the most vulnerable people of their island.

1292

The Falkland Islands

A proudly British group of islands far off in the South Atlantic.

1293

The Lessons of History

England’s first and greatest historian explains why history is so important.

1294

The Ashes of English Cricket

How the cricketing rivalry between England and Australia got its name.

1295

First Impressions, Second Thoughts

Elizabeth Bennet began to wonder if being Mr Darcy’s wife might have had its compensations.

1296

Penicillin

An improbable chain of coincidences led to one of the great medical revolutions just when it was most needed.