Clay Lane

The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1429

The Adoration of the Magi

Persian star-gazers hasten to Israel for the birth of a royal heir, but find that King Herod has had his fill of them.

1430

The Love of the Lindseys

Young Montague Bertie, Lord Willougby, tended his dying father behind enemy lines.

1431

The Martyrdom of St Stephen

Stephen was the first person to lose his life because he was a follower of Jesus Christ.

1432

Heracles and the Hydra

The Greek hero thinks he has paid off more of his debt to the gods, but an unpleasant surprise awaits him.

1433

The Geordie Lamp

The engineer put his own life on the line for the safety of his fellow-workers in the coal industry.

1434

Sir Humphry Davy

A Cornish professor of chemistry with a poetic turn who helped make science a popular fashion.