There are eight posts in The Copy Book assigned to 1817. To see all our posts in chronological order, go to the Tale of Years.
Faced with a choice between silence, dungeon or exile, William Cobbett chose exile — and then had to make sense of it.
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Posted October 27 2024
Sir Walter Scott tells the story of how a distinguished Scottish professor nearly became Little John to Scotland’s Robin Hood.
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Posted March 4 2019
Sir Walter Scott takes his daughter Sophia to see the newly-rediscovered Honours of Scotland, and suffers an embarrassment.
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Posted February 5 2019
Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony was commissioned by a fiercely independent Britain, and Beethoven was excited to oblige.
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Posted August 1 2017
Anne Elliot is mortified to hear Frederick Wentworth’s opinion of her, but manages to find comfort in his words.
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Posted January 19 2017