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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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The Pedlar of Swaffham

A persistent dream prompts a Norfolk tradesman to walk all the way to London in the hope of bettering his lot.

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Mistakes, Right and Wrong

Sir Hubert Parry explained to students at the Royal College of Music that some mistakes are creative whereas others are destructive.

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The Open Sea

Richard Cobden despaired at British statesmen using the peerless Royal Navy merely to strangle trade in other countries.

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George Pinto

An innovative English composer who did not live to fulfil his extraordinary promise.

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The Wolves’ Treaty

The leader of a wolf-pack makes some sheep an offer they’d better refuse.

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The Most Unkindest Cut of All

Greek revolutionary Nikitarás gives his ungrateful men a sharp reminder of what really matters.