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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1291

Hera and the Boeotian Bride

Zeus employs a little psychology to effect a reunion with his offended wife.

1292

The Hetton Railway

The railway earned a special place in history as the first to be designed for steam locomotives only.

1293

The Stockton and Darlington Railway

The little County Durham line built by George Stephenson and his son Robert was the place where the world’s railway infrastructure really began.

1294

The Story of Pentecost

Jesus’s apostles receive the gift of God’s Holy Spirit, and the startling effects quickly draw a crowd.

1295

The Music of the Spheres

Sir William Herschel not only discovered Uranus and infrared radiation, but composed two dozen symphonies as well.

1296

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Hermia and her lover Lysander elope from Athens, only to become tangled with squabbling fairies in the woods.