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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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817

A Man Called Mouse

In an enduring fable from the Kathasaritsagara, an Indian merchant explains how he acquired his nickname.

818

Shakuntala and the Lost Ring

The lovely Shakuntala is wooed by a great King, but almost at once he forgets her.

819

A Personal Favour

Over a hundred young Greeks were slated to be shot after resistance fighters and British forces sabotaged an airfield.

820

A Tale of Three Rivers

The Rivers Son and Narmada rise together in the hills of Amarkantak, but because of Johilla they never meet again.

821

A Woman of Spirit

Alice was given a choice between her carriage and lady’s maid on the one hand, and Richard Grey on the other.

822

A Growing Reputation

Herbert Bury distinguished two kinds of overseas investment, and only one was worthy of Englishmen.