Clay Lane

The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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Peasie and Beansie

Peasie wants to visit her lonely father, but she can’t get her sister Beansie to come along with her.

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The Zong Massacre

After a hundred and forty-two slaves were tossed overboard in an insurance scam, Granville Sharp wouldn’t let the matter rest.

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An Ever-Fixed Mark

William Shakespeare in sombre mood clings to love as the only changeless thing in a world of decay.

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A Cavalier Attitude

Royalist soldier Sir Jacob Ashly exemplified a Christian gentleman in the heat of battle.

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The Good Reign of Bad King John

Lord Macaulay believed that the disastrous reign of King John brought the country together.

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The Spider and the King

Sir Walter Scott tells of the tale of how a little spider inspired Robert the Bruce to win his country’s sovereignty.