Clay Lane

The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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Ranelagh Gardens

Horace Walpole, a loyal patron of Vauxhall pleasure gardens, visits newly-opened rival Ranelagh gardens in Chelsea.

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A Cock and Horses

When some people talk about compromise, what they mean is that everyone else should compromise for their benefit.

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The Weakness of Women

Daniel Defoe argues that it is in every man’s interest to watch the women in his life realise their full potential.

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Trusting the People

William Gladstone complained that some politicians talk about freedom but don’t trust the people enough to let them have any.

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A Spirit of Self-Reliance

William Gladstone urges Government not to take away from people the things they have a right to do for themselves.

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To Make Greece a Nation

A headstrong Irish boy became part of the Greek resistance movement that won independence in 1832.