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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1369

Silver Swan

Mark Twain’s attention was drawn off people-watching for a moment by an extraordinarily lifelike machine.

1370

Mathieu Martinel and the Blazing Barracks

The soldier went quite deliberately into a burning room full of gunpowder and ammunition.

1371

Mathieu Martinel and the Drowning Soldier

A young French cavalry soldier took a tremendous risk to rescue a drowning man.

1372

Mathieu Martinel and the Fireworks

A firework display in Paris turned to tragedy in the narrow streets of the capital.

1373

The Cat Who Walks by Himself

The sly cat hatches a plan to get all the benefits of domestic life without any of the responsibilities.

1374

The Iron Horse and the Iron Cow

Railways not only brought fresh, healthy food to the urban poor, they improved the conditions of working animals.