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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1393

Cinderella

A prince falls for a dazzling dance-partner who teasingly vanishes at midnight.

1394

The Ugly Duckling

A misfit duckling grew up with rejection as a way of life, until he thought all hope was gone.

1395

Charles Avison

The most important English-born composer of Handel’s day, known for his tuneful music and very busy diary.

1396

Elias Parish Alvars

Eli Parish of Teignmouth in Devon became one of Europe’s most celebrated virtuosos.

1397

The Princess on the Pea

A fastidious prince felt he deserved a girl of royal refinement, and he certainly found one.

1398

Dud Dudley

The 17th-century entrepreneur developed a way of smelting iron with coke rather than charcoal, but the Civil War frustrated his plans.