Clay Lane

The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1447

The Hobbit

Tolkien’s tale of dragons, magic rings and enchanted gold is one of the masterpieces of English literature.

1448

Rule, Britannia!

‘Rule Britannia’ was a discreet way of telling a German prince what was expected of a British King.

1449

The Rewards of ‘Patience’

How appropriate that the comic opera ‘Patience’ should introduce the world to the results of thirty years of labour.

1450

Jason and the Golden Fleece

A political rival sends Jason on a hopeless errand, to fetch the golden fleece.

1451

Perseus and the Gorgon

When Polydectes, King of Seriphos, sent Perseus to get the Gorgon’s head, he hoped the boy would never come back.

1452

Phrixus and the Golden Fleece

Long before Jason came to claim it, the golden fleece had already saved a boy’s life.