Lesson 1 A puma at large 1
Lesson 2 Thirteen equals one 6
Lesson 3 An unknown goddess 9
Lesson 4 The double life of Alfred Bloggs 13
Lesson 5 The facts 17
Lesson 6 Smash-and-grab 21
Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies 24
Lesson 8 A famous monastery 28
Lesson 9 Flying cats 32
Lesson 10 The loss of the Titanic 35
Lesson 11 Not guilty 38
Lesson 12 Life on a desert island 41
Lesson 13 "It's only me" 44
Lesson 14 A noble gangster 48
Lesson 15 Fifty pence worth of trouble 51
Lesson 16 Mary had a little lamb 55
Lesson 17 The longest suspension bridge in the world 59
Lesson 18 Electric currents in modern art 63
Lesson 19 A very dear cat 67
Lesson 20 Pioneer pilots 71
Lesson 21 Daniel Mendoza 74
Lesson 22 By heart 78
Lesson 23 One man's meat is another man's poison 82
Lesson 24 A skeleton in the cupboard 86
Lesson 25 The Cutty Sark 89
Lesson 26 Wanted:A large biscuit tin 93
Lesson 27 Nothing to sell and nothing to buy 97
Lesson 28 Five pounds too dear 101
Lesson 29 Funny or not？ 104
Lesson 30 The death of a ghost 108
Lesson 31 A lovable eccentric 112
Lesson 32 A lost ship 116
Lesson 33 A day to remember 120
Lesson 34 A happy discovery 123
Lesson 35 Justice was done 127
Lesson 36 A chance in a million 131
Lesson 37 The Westhaven Express 136
Lesson 38 The first calender 140
Lesson 39 Nothing to worry about 145
Lesson 40 Who's who 148
Lesson 41 Illusions of pastoral peace 151
Lesson 42 Modern cavemen 155
Lesson 43 Fully insured 160
Lesson 44 Speed and comfort 163
Lesson 45 The power of the press 167
Lesson 46 Do it yourself 171
Lesson 47 Too high a price？ 176
Lesson 48 The silent village 179
Lesson 49 The ideal servant 182
Lesson 50 New Year resolutions 186
Lesson 51 Predicting the future 191
Lesson 52 Mud is mud 194
Lesson 53 In the public interest 199
Lesson 54 Instinct or cleverness？ 203
Lesson 55 From the earth:Greetings 207
Lesson 56 Our neighbour,the river 210
Lesson 57 Back in the old country 214
Lesson 58 A spot of bother 218
Lesson 59 Collecting 224
Lesson 60 Too early and too late 227
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