Clay Lane

The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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On His Blindness

At first, John Milton struggled to come to terms with the loss of his eyesight.

164

The Parable of the Talents

Three servants are engaged to invest their master’s money in the markets.

165

One Vast Heap of Booty

Embarrassed by the behaviour of his Norman bishops and abbots, King William I asked monk Guitmond to come over and set an example.

166

Hereward the Wake

Charles Dickens tells the story of Hereward the Wake, the last Englishman to stand up to William the Conqueror.

167

Not Worth a Shilling

Jack Curran’s career as a defender of victims of political prejudice got off to a stuttering start.

168

Cuthbert and Sheriff John

The Sheriff of Northumberland allows wealth and power to go to his head — and his digestion.