Subjects

Extracts from Literature

in The Copy Book

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487

Marooned!

Jim Hawkins, on a remote desert island, has escaped pirates only to be caught by a shadowy figure among the trees.

488

Britain’s Best Gift to India

Samuel Smiles reminds us that until we brought the railways to India, we had little to boast about as an imperial power.

489

Life’s Infantry

However obscure a man may apparently be, his example to others inevitably shapes the future of his country.

490

Persian Treasures

‘Be careful what you wish for’, they say, and there could be no more endearing example.

491

Tom and Terrier

A fox terrier spies what looks like a hapless victim – until he gets up close.

492

‘Recessional’

A heartfelt plea for humility at the height of Britain’s Empire.