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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1213

Heracles and the Augean Stables

Heracles shows his capacity for thinking outside the box, but spoils it by trying to be just a little bit too clever.

1214

Merchants of Muscovy

In 1553, Richard Chancellor set out on a perilous voyage to Russia in order to bypass the Hanseatic League’s customs union.

1215

Not a Scratch!

Hapless extremists try to wipe out a miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary.

1216

A True Gentleman of Verona

A young man from the Italian city on the Adige River demonstrates that class has nothing to do with wealth.

1217

Wellington’s Secret

The future hero of Waterloo dealt with political ambush as comfortably as he dealt with the military kind.

1218

One Last Question

English lawyer Sydney Carton goes to the guillotine in place of a French aristocrat.