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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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The Real Merchant

William Cobbett makes a distinction between everyday business and the murky world of Westminster lobbyists and financial speculation.

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‘I can walk’

A mother is determined to see that her disabled daughter gets the help she needs.

891

Long Ben

An English sailor became the target of the first worldwide manhunt following an audacious act of piracy.

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Chopsticks

Ethel Smyth puts on a show for a self-declared music enthusiast.

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Experience Does It

Wilkins Micawber had little to give David Copperfield at their parting, save two words of advice.

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A Bit of Luck for his Lordship

George Stephenson was only too pleased to save the Government from its scientific advisers.