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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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‘Your Child Shall Be Healed’

When the plague once again visited Northumbria, Bishop Cuthbert of Lindisfarne left his island retreat and brought comfort and healing to the suffering.

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A Quick Study

After the monastery of St Paul in Jarrow was devasted by an epidemic, the Abbot had only a boy in his early teens to rely on.

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The Firebird’s Nest

Like the legendary phoenix, the Christian must spend his life making a nest fit for his rebirth in fire.

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Away with Compulsion!

John Wesley called for a world in which no one was forced to go against his conscience or to serve against his will.

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No Danger in Discussion

It should never be labelled ‘dangerous’ to subject Government policy to calm and honest criticism.

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The Shipwreck of Simonides

Simonides always believed that a man with a trade was wealthier than a man with a full purse.