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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1171

The Boer Wars

South African settlers of Dutch descent could not escape the march of the British Empire.

1172

Our Lady’s Mantle

Shortly after Askold and Dir founded Kiev in 862, they launched a brazen but ill-fated assault on the capital of the Roman Empire.

1173

The Duel

Sir Mulberry Hawk’s coarse conduct towards Kate Nickleby has awoken a spark of decency in Lord Frederick Verisopht.

1174

Heracles and the Augean Stables

Heracles shows his capacity for thinking outside the box, but spoils it by trying to be just a little bit too clever.

1175

Merchants of Muscovy

In 1553, Richard Chancellor set out on a perilous voyage to Russia in order to bypass the Hanseatic League’s customs union.

1176

Not a Scratch!

Hapless extremists try to wipe out a miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary.