Clay Lane

The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1405

The Love of the Lindseys

Young Montague Bertie, Lord Willougby, tended his dying father behind enemy lines.

1406

The Martyrdom of St Stephen

Stephen was the first person to lose his life because he was a follower of Jesus Christ.

1407

Heracles and the Hydra

The Greek hero thinks he has paid off more of his debt to the gods, but an unpleasant surprise awaits him.

1408

The Geordie Lamp

The engineer put his own life on the line for the safety of his fellow-workers in the coal industry.

1409

Sir Humphry Davy

A Cornish professor of chemistry with a poetic turn who helped make science a popular fashion.

1410

Cinderella

A prince falls for a dazzling dance-partner who teasingly vanishes at midnight.