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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1243

Bellerophon and the Chimera

The wronged hero vanquishes a dreadful monster with the help of a winged horse, but then it all goes to his head.

1244

‘God Tempers the Wind to the Shorn Lamb’

Mary Mason could not forgive herself for a past misdeed.

1245

Jane Austen

The blushing clergyman’s daughter is recognised today as one of the great figures of English literature.

1246

Turning the Tide

King Canute enacted a memorable demonstration of the limits of government power.

1247

Xerxes Scourges the Hellespont

The Persian King felt that a lord of his majesty should not have to take any nonsense from an overgrown river.

1248

Alfred to Ethelred

A brief introduction to England’s rulers, beginning with the only one named ‘the Great’.