Greece

Posts in The Copybook tagged ‘Greece’

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The Voice of an Angel Clay Lane

A tenth-century Greek monk is joined by a total stranger for Mattins.

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The Lion of Piraeus Clay Lane

A marble statue in Venice bears witness to Europe’s long history of brave defeats and fruitless victories.

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The United States of the Ionian Islands Clay Lane

The British liberated the Ionian islands from Napoleon, then gave them fifty happy years and the game of cricket.

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St Ahmed Clay Lane

A Turkish official was itching to know the secret behind a Russian slave girl’s personal charm.

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Demetrius the Diver Clay Lane

A survivor of the infamous massacre of Chios in 1821 goes to Marseilles, but discovers he has not entirely left the Turks behind.

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The Spy Clay Lane

In 1910, Constantine Zervakos, a young monk from the Greek island of Paros, found himself charged with espionage.

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