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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1357

Alcibiades

In the populist democracy of 5th-century BC Athens, heroes fell as quickly as they rose.

1358

St David of Wales

The popular monk was elected as bishop of Menevia in Wales in 550.

1359

Pericles and the Fickle Public of Athens

The leader of 5th-century BC Athens lavished public money on the city and its adoring citizens, and wherever he led they followed.

1360

The Knight, the Lady, and the Forest of Sorrow

A little fable of encouragement for all the suffering.

1361

How the British Invented Cool

Michael Faraday showed that gases could be compressed and evaporated to preserve food and make ice.

1362

‘Not one more!’

The prospect of facing daunting odds made his cousin quail, but Henry V acted like a true King.