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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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Eureka!

When Archimedes discovered the principle of displacement, he was hot on the trail of a clever fraud.

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Table Steaks

French travel writer Pierre-Jean Grosley toured Georgian London just in time to witness a culinary revolution: the sandwich.

399

Dog and Wig

A loyal dog shows his initiative in recovering his master’s property, though his timing might have been better.

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Fiddling While Rome Burns

In 64, Nero watched on with fascination as Rome was consumed by fire — the Emperor’s idea of performance art.

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The Annunciation to Mary

An angel appeared to Mary in her home in Nazareth, and offered her the chance to be part of nothing less than the reopening of the doors of Paradise.

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Top Banana

It was during the troubled reign of Charles I that the very first bananas seen in Britain went on display.