Lesson 1 A puma at large 1
Lesson 2 Thirteen equals one 5
Lesson 3 An unknown goddess 9
Lesson 4 The double life ofAlfred Bloggs 13
Lesson 5 The facts 17
Lesson 6 Smash-and-grab 21
Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies 25
Lesson 8 A famous monastery 29
Lesson 9 Flying cats 33
Lesson 10 The loss ofthe Titanic 37
Lesson 11 Not guilty 41
Lesson 12 Life on a desert island 45
Lesson 13 "It's only me" 49
Lesson 14 A noble gangster 53
Lesson 15 Fifty pence worth of trouble 57
Lesson 16 Mary had a little lamb 61
Lesson 17 The longest suspension bridge in the world 65
Lesson 18 Electric currents in modem art 69
Lesson 19 A very dear cat 73
Lesson 20 Pioneer pilots 77
Lesson 21 Daniel Mendoza 81
Lesson 22 By heart 86
Lesson 23 One man's meat is another man's poison 90
Lesson 24 A skeleton in the cupboard 94
Lesson 25 The Cutty Sark 98
Lesson 26 Wanted:a large biscuit tin 102
Lesson 27 Nothing to sell and nothing to buy 106
Lesson 28 Five pounds too dear 110
Lesson 29 Funny or not? 114
Lesson 30 The death of a ghost 118
Lesson 31 A lovable eccentric 122
Lesson 32 A lost ship 127
Lesson 33 A day to remember 131
Lesson 34 A happy discovery 136
Lesson 35 Justice was done 140
Lesson 36 A chance in a million 144
Lesson 37 The Westhaven Express 148
Lesson 38 The first calendar 152
Lesson 39 Nothing to worry about 157
Lesson 40 Who's who 161
Lesson 41 Illusions of pastoral peace 165
Lesson 42 Modern cavemen 169
Lesson 43 Fully insured 175
Lesson 44 Speed and comfort 179
Lesson 45 The power of the press 184
Lesson 46 Do it yourself 188
Lesson 47 Too high a price? 192
Lesson 48 The silent village 196
Lesson 49 The ideal servant 200
Lesson 50 New Year resolutions 204
Lesson 51 Predicting the future 208
Lesson 52 Mud is mud 212
Lesson 53 In the public interest 216
Lesson 54 Instinct or cleverness? 220
Lesson 55 From the earth:Greetings 225
Lesson 56 Our neighbour,the river 230
Lesson 57 Back in the old country 235
Lesson 58 A spot of bother 240
Lesson 59 Collecting 245
Lesson 60 Too early and too late 250
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