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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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Much Cry but Little Wool

Joseph Addison complains that the famous Cries of London are a lot of fuss about nothing.

740

The Best and Worst of Britain

A Portuguese merchant assesses Great Britain’s market under the Hanoverians.

741

A Country Squire in London

Lord Macaulay describes the toils of a typical country gentleman visiting London in the time of Charles II.

742

Eternal Lines

William Shakespeare immortalised his lover in verse, as if holding back for ever the ravages of Time.

743

A Tiger By Morning

When Raffles Haw comes to sleepy Tamfield, his breathtaking generosity starts turning heads at once, and one belongs to Laura McIntyre.

744

A Universal Truth

From the very first lines, Jane Austen’s classic novel ‘Pride and Prejudice’ pokes affectionate fun at Georgian England.