CONTENTS 1
1．A Puma at Large 1
UNIT ONE 1
2．Thirteen Equals One 7
3．An Unknown Goddess 11
4．The Double Life of Alfred Bloggs 15
5．The Facts 19
6．Smash and Grab 23
7．Crazy 28
8．A Famous Monastery 33
9．A Trip to Mars 37
10．The Loss of the‘Titanic’ 42
11．Not Guilty 48
12．Life on a Desert Island 53
13．‘It s Only Me’ 58
14．A Noble Gangster 62
15．Sixpence Worth of Trouble 67
16．Mary had a Little Lamb 71
17．The Greatest Bridge in the World 75
18．Electric Currents in Modern Art 80
19．A Very Dear Cat 84
20．Pioneer Pilots 88
UNIT TWO 93
21．Daniel Mendoza 93
22．By Heart 99
23．One Man s Meat is Another Man s Poison 104
24．A Skeleton in the Cupboard 110
25．The‘CuttySark’ 116
26．Wanted:a Large Biscuit Tin 122
27．Nothing to Sell and Nothing to Buy 128
28．A Pound too Dear 133
29．Funny or Not? 139
30．The Death of a Ghost 145
31．A Lovable Eccentric 150
32．A Lost Ship 155
33．A Day to Remember 160
34．A Happy Discovery 165
35．Justice Was Done 170
36．A Chance in a Million 175
37．The Westhaven Express 180
38．The First Calendar 185
39．Nothing to Worry About 191
40．Who s Who 196
41．Illusions of Pastoral Peace 201
UNIT THREE 201
42．Modern Cavemen 208
43．Fully Insured 214
44．Speed and Comfort 219
45．The Power of the Press 224
46．Do It Yourself 230
47．Through the Earth s Crust 237
48．The Silent Village 243
49．The Ideal Servant 249
50．New Year Resolutions 255
51．Automation 261
52．Mud is Mud 266
53．In the Public Interest 272
54．Instinct or Cleverness? 278
55．From the Earth:Greetings 284
Passage 56 291
Passage 57 298
Passage 58 303
Passage 59 308
passage 60 314