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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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The Country Milkmaid

A pretty young milkmaid plans just a little bit too far ahead.

422

The Broken Window

Inspired by economists in Britain, Frédéric Bastiat explained to his own Government why their initiatives to boost the economy so often fail.

423

The Petition of the Candlemakers

Frédéric Bastiat made a tongue-in-cheek appeal to the French government, asking them to protect candlemakers from a cut-throat competitor.

424

Class Act

On a visit to an English parish church, American author Washington Irving was treated to an eye-opening contrast between Georgian society’s Old Money and her New.

425

A Feast in Time of Slaughter

After winning the English crown at the Battle of Hastings, William of Normandy ensured everyone understood what kind of man their new King was.

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Imagine

Educational reformer Emily Davies argued that Victorian women had more to offer society than a purely ornamental erudition.