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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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Flying Scotsman

In 1928, a train service linking London and Edinburgh became the world’s longest non-stop run.

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What the Signalman Saw

The guardian of a lonely signalbox recounts a truly haunting experience.

801

Thundering Smoke

David Livingstone relives the historic moment when he became the first European to see the Victoria Falls.

802

Africa’s Competitive Edge

Four years before the bloody American civil war, Dr David Livingstone proposed a peaceful way to rid the world of slavery.

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The Missing Stair

David Balfour hopes his crusty uncle Ebenezer is beginning to soften towards him.

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St Nicholas Scotches a Rumour

Three highly decorated officers in the Roman Army fall victim to a campaign to discredit them.