Clay Lane

The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1495

Mrs Bold’s Thunderclap

There comes a point in some relationships when words just aren’t enough.

1496

Mrs Clements

Mrs Clements of Durham is not a household name, but the product she invented is.

1497

St Nicholas of the Cats

A very unusual monastery with some very unusual protectors.

1498

‘Nimrod’

Edward Elgar suffered from depression, and ‘Nimrod’ is his token of thanks to the true friend who supported him through it.

1499

No Dog Exchanges Bones with Another

How do we get the help of millions of people we don’t know? Only by trade.

1500

Orpheus and Eurydice

Orpheus would lose his beloved wife Eurydice to death not once, but twice.