Clay Lane

The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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An Avoidable Tragedy

Adam Smith argued that the Bengal Famine of 1769 would have been much less of a tragedy under a free trade policy.

962

The Great Bengal Famine

The Governor of Bengal accused the East India Company of turning a crisis into a humanitarian catastrophe.

963

The Englishman

George Santayana had the chance to observe our national character at the height of Empire.

964

The Christmas Egg

Anglo-Saxon abbot Elfric tentatively likened the new-born Jesus to an egg.

965

William Hall VC

Canadian sailor William Hall was summoned over to India to help face down the Indian Mutiny.

966

The Siege of Lucknow

During the Indian Mutiny, over a thousand men, women and children were trapped in the Commissioner’s residence at Lucknow.