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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1351

Caedmon Learns to Sing

A shy and unmusical stable-hand suddenly began to sing wise and moving hymns.

1352

Elisha and the Fiery Horsemen

The King of Syria goes on a mole-hunt, but Elisha does not seem to mind being his prime suspect.

1353

The Tichborne Dole

The strange-but-true story of a Lady Day tradition.

1354

The Man Born Blind

A man born blind is healed by Jesus, but finds himself a social outcast as a result.

1355

Romulus and the Sabine Women

The legend of how Rome was settled gave rise to the March festival of Roman motherhood.

1356

Alcibiades

In the populist democracy of 5th-century BC Athens, heroes fell as quickly as they rose.