Clay Lane

The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1357

West Auckland, European Champions

A team of amateurs gave Europe’s finest a drubbing.

1358

The Tragedy of Macbeth

Macbeth becomes wound in spells, and finds that one murder leads to another.

1359

Fr Vitalis and the Familiar Face

Why did a kindly old priest refuse to show his respects to St Nektarios?

1360

Cuthbert and the Weary Hawk

A bird of prey shattered the peace of St Cuthbert’s island, and was taught an unforgettable lesson.

1361

Cuthbert and the Expert Witness

A hungry monk thought he had got away with the tastiest of crimes, but St Cuthbert kept his promise to his beloved birds.

1362

The Tanfield Railway

Opened in 1725, the Tanfield Railway is one of the oldest railways still operating anywhere in the world.