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Mini Copy Book

Each post in this section is a short précis (summary) of a passage in The Copy Book. All of them are in modern English. They are intended for students of English as a Foreign Language at Elementary Level.

Extracts from Literature

Are Women more faithful than Men?

A touchy subject, especially when your lover is listening in.

Length: 52 words

Extracts from Literature

Fanny Comes Home

Fanny Price, eight years after being adopted by her wealthy uncle and aunt, has gone back home for the first time, full of anticipation.

Length: 52 words

Modern History

Jemima Fawr and the Last Invasion of Britain

French revolutionaries in a fleet of four ships attempted to spark a revolution in Britain.

Length: 55 words

Lives of the Saints

The Law of the Innocents

St Adamnán worked tirelessly to secure protection, rights and dignity for the women of Ireland.

Length: 55 words

Lives of the Saints

St Nicholas and the Luckless Sailor

After surviving a terrible storm, a crew-member on St Nicholas’s ship met with a tragic accident.

Length: 49 words

Modern History

Queen Charlotte’s Christmas Tree

Cromwell’s killjoys almost silenced the English Christmas, but thanks to a royal family tradition the message is still being proclaimed.

Length: 58 words