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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1333

The Man Born Blind

A man born blind is healed by Jesus, but finds himself a social outcast as a result.

1334

Romulus and the Sabine Women

The legend of how Rome was settled gave rise to the March festival of Roman motherhood.

1335

Alcibiades

In the populist democracy of 5th-century BC Athens, heroes fell as quickly as they rose.

1336

St David of Wales

The popular monk was elected as bishop of Menevia in Wales in 550.

1337

Pericles and the Fickle Public of Athens

The leader of 5th-century BC Athens lavished public money on the city and its adoring citizens, and wherever he led they followed.

1338

The Knight, the Lady, and the Forest of Sorrow

A little fable of encouragement for all the suffering.