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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1393

Cuthbert and the Expert Witness

A hungry monk thought he had got away with the tastiest of crimes, but St Cuthbert kept his promise to his beloved birds.

1394

The Tanfield Railway

Opened in 1725, the Tanfield Railway is one of the oldest railways still operating anywhere in the world.

1395

The Tragedy of Hamlet

The Prince of Denmark is bound to avenge his father’s murder.

1396

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Is an old family legend being used as a cover for a very modern murder?

1397

A Nation’s Wealth

It is not politicians and their policies that create wealth, but the hard work and ingenuity of ordinary people.

1398

The Legend of Beowulf

The oldest surviving heroic legend in English begins with a wild creature of the fens that hunts men for prey.