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There are four posts in The Copy Book assigned to 1898. To see all our posts in chronological order, go to the Tale of Years.

1897 1898 1899

Drake’s Drum

By Sir Henry Newbolt

In time of crisis, so the legend goes, Sir Francis Drake will come to our aid again, as once he did against the Spanish Armada.

The Considerate Queen

By Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah, Aga Khan III

When the young Aga Khan visited London in 1898 he was presented to Queen Victoria, and found her cultural sensitivity deeply touching.

Srinivasa Ramanujan

By Clay Lane

A maths prodigy from Madras became so wrapped up in his sums that he forgot to pass his examinations.

Not a Scratch!

By Clay Lane

Hapless extremists try to wipe out a miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary.