UNIT ONE 1
1.A puma at large 1
2.Thirteen equals one 14
3.An unknown goddess 22
4.The double life of Alfred Bloggs 30
5.The facts 39
6.Smash-and-grab 48
7.Mutilated ladies 56
8.A famous monastery 64
9.Flying cats 70
10.The loss of the'Titanic' 79
11.Not guilty 87
12.Life on a desert island 93
13.'It's only me' 98
14.A noble gangster 104
15.Fifty pence worth of trouble 111
16.Mary had a little lamb 118
17.The greatest bridge in the world 125
18.Electric currents in modern art 131
19.A very dear cat 137
20.Pioneer pilots 144
UNIT TWO 152
21.Daniel Mendoza 152
22.By heart 161
23.One man's meat is another man's poison 168
24.A skeleton in the cupboard 177
25.The'Cutty Sark' 184
26.Wanted:a large biscuit tin 190
27.Nothing to sell and nothing to buy 197
28.A pound too dear 205
29.Funny or not? 212
30.The death of a ghost 220
31.A lovable eccentric 226
32.A lost ship 233
33.A day to remember 240
34.A happy discovery 248
35.Justice was done 254
36.A chance in a million 262
37.The Westhaven Express 269
38.The first calendar 275
39.Nothing to worry about 281
40.Who's who 287
UNIT THREE 294
41.Illusions of pastoral peace 294
42.Modern cavemen 302
43.Fully insured 311
44.Speed and comfort 318
45.The power of the press 323
46.Do it yourself 330
47.Too high a price? 340
48.The silent village 352
49.The ideal servant 358
50.New Year resolutions 364
51.Predicting the future 371
52.Mud is mud 381
53.In the public interest 392
54.Instinct or cleverness? 400
55.From the earth:greetings 405
56.Our neighbour,the river 412
57.Back in the old country 419
58.A spot of bother 424
59.Collecting 428
60.Too early and too late 438