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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1057

Education of the Heart

For Jane Austen, the best education a father can give to his child is to befriend her.

1058

Sense and Sensitivity

Jane Austen wrote as a Christian, but all the better for doing so unobtrusively.

1059

The Blessing of Disguise

A mysterious knight and an equally mysterious outlaw agree to preserve one another’s incognito.

1060

The Battle of Nechtansmere

King Ecgfrith of Northumbria dismissed repeated warnings about his imperial ambitions.

1061

St Bega

An Irish princess fled to Cumbria to escape the Vikings, clutching her precious silver bracelet.

1062

Crayke Abbey

The long-lost monastery at Crayke in North Yorkshire was home to two saints with different but equally valuable gifts.