The Copybook: Readings in history and literature

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Taken for a Ride by John Buchan

Richard Hannay sees for himself how political activists trick decent people into supporting their quest for power.

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A ’Tivity Trick by Thomas Hardy

William Dewy runs into a menacing bull, but his soothing music doesn’t seem to be soothing enough.

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One Delicious Grinding Snip by George Eliot

If little Maggie Tulliver is going to get her hair cut, it’s going to be done on her own terms.

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Artful Lizzy Bennet by Jane Austen

Elizabeth Bennet stonewalls her way through a disagreeable encounter with Lady Catherine de Bourgh.

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How I Met Nastenka by Fyodor Dostoevsky

The story-teller recalls his first meeting with Nastenka, and the man who brought them together.

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Naughty Eppie by George Eliot

Silas Marner has to harden his heart and teach little Eppie a lesson she will remember.

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The Three Bears by Robert Southey

The beginning of Robert Southey’s classic fairy tale.

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