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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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The Quiet Kingdom

James Tod brought order to Udaipur after years of turmoil, but not everyone appreciated him.

734

The Raja and the Ox-Cart

Vijay Singh, Raja of Jodhpur, was left to fend for himself after his army deserted him.

735

The War of the Austrian Succession

Prussia’s invasion of Silesia in 1740 plunged Europe into turmoil, and a French invasion of England became a very real threat.

736

Winter Wisdom

William Cowper feels he has learnt more on one short walk than in many hours of study.

737

A Fatal Slip

Prince Agib hears the tale of a boy confined to an underground chamber for forty days, and dismisses it as superstition.

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Samuel Greig

Scotsman Samuel Greig so impressed his superiors at the Admiralty in London that he was sent as an adviser to the Russian Imperial Navy.