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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1429

Gunpowder, Treason and Plot

Only an anonymous tip-off prevented England losing her sovereignty as well as her King.

1430

The Siege of Khartoum

General Gordon’s death was a sensation and a scandal in its day.

1431

The Footprints at the Gate

What Dr Mortimer saw beside the body of Sir Charles Baskerville sent him hastily to London, to consult Sherlock Holmes.

1432

The Insect on the Leaf

Scrooge begs the Spirit of Christmas to tell him what will happen to Tiny Tim.

1433

A King-Sized Conspiracy

Rudolf Rassendyll is on holiday in Ruritania when he stumbles across a plot by the King’s brother to steal the crown.

1434

‘Please Sir, I Want Some More!’

Oliver was elected as the unwilling spokesman for all the hungry children.