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Mr Ivery Gets Away John Buchan

Richard Hannay tracks a German spy down to a French château, but Hannay’s sense of fair play gives his enemy a chance.

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Queen of Arts Thomas Fuller

Queen Elizabeth I’s quick thinking and command of five European languages made her a dangerous enemy in a war of words.

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Recognition John Buchan

Just as Richard Hannay was steeling himself to report failure in the hunt for a German agent, a stranger’s eye caught his own.

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Taken for a Ride John Buchan

Richard Hannay sees for himself how political activists trick decent people into supporting their quest for power.

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The Arrest of the Five Members Edmund Ludlow

King Charles I ended two years of uneasy peace with his Parliament by bursting into the Commons with a heavily-armed tactical unit.

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The Battle of Flamborough Head Clay Lane

When captain Richard Pearson of the Royal Navy surrendered to American revolutionary John Paul Jones, Jones naturally assumed that meant he had won.

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