Clay Lane

The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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Why We Study the Classics

Rudyard Kipling believed that a better appreciation of ancient Greece and Rome could help the English be less insular.

32

An Englishman in Exile

Faced with a choice between silence, dungeon or exile, William Cobbett chose exile — and then had to make sense of it.

33

Jenny Kissed Me

Leigh Hunt looks back to a memorable event in a long life.

34

The Man Who Couldn’t Abide Greed

On a money-spinning pilgrimage to Canterbury, a Pardoner says the quiet part out loud.

35

Dog and Ducking

A much-provoked Newfoundland loses his patience.

36

A Well-Tuned Heart

A road accident made parish priest George Herbert late for his musical evening, but he was not a bit sorry.