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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1363

Romulus and the Sabine Women

The legend of how Rome was settled gave rise to the March festival of Roman motherhood.

1364

Alcibiades

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

1365

St David of Wales

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

1366

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.

1367

The Knight, the Lady, and the Forest of Sorrow

A little fable of encouragement for all the suffering.

1368

How the British Invented Cool

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