Clay Lane

The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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A Word of Advice

Advice that is not based on honesty, humility and deep reflection is mere craft.

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A Hot Tip

Benjamin Disraeli revealed the secret behind holding one’s place at the top of Parisian society.

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Rest Cure

Whenever Charles Dickens felt his exhausting workload was starting to take its toll, he knew just what to do.

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The Water Truce

The animals in the jungle agree that amidst the drought, the sport of hunter and hunted has to be suspended.

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Believe Me

A loving parent doesn’t want her son to be a success; she wants him to be a fine human being.

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A Great Writer

One author was a long way ahead at the top of Dostoevsky’s reading list.