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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1519

The Hunt for the Wild Boar of Calydon

Artemis, goddess of the hunt, pursued a bitter and relentless vengeance upon a king who carelessly slighted her.

1520

Ignaz Moscheles

Moscheles taught his adopted country how to write enchanting music for decades to come.

1521

In the Nick of Time

Anti-slavery campaigner Granville Sharp had a court order preventing Thomas Lewis being shipped off to slavery, but he had to find him first.

1522

John Harrison’s Marine Chronometer

When Harrison won the Longitude Prize, fair and square, Parliament wouldn’t pay up.

1523

John Logie Baird

Baird’s inventions didn’t always work as well as his televisions.

1524

Keep away from the Games!

The wise old philosopher had learnt that popular entertainments rot the soul.