Clay Lane

The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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The Last Voyage of Scyld of the Sheaf

The Old English epic ‘Beowulf’ tells how Scyld, beloved King of the Danes, was committed to the ocean at his death — just as he had been at his birth.

254

The Trouble With Men

The exasperated women of Athens challenge the men of the City to decide whether women are a blessing or a curse.

255

Mrs Nickleby’s Cold Cure

Charmed by their attentions to her daughter Kate, Mrs Nickleby rewards Mr Pyke and Mr Pluck with a reminiscence about her favourite home remedy for colds.

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‘Your Child Shall Be Healed’

When the plague once again visited Northumbria, Bishop Cuthbert of Lindisfarne left his island retreat and brought comfort and healing to the suffering.

257

A Quick Study

After the monastery of St Paul in Jarrow was devasted by an epidemic, the Abbot had only a boy in his early teens to rely on.

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The Firebird’s Nest

Like the legendary phoenix, the Christian must spend his life making a nest fit for his rebirth in fire.