67

Education of the Heart

By Jane Austen

For Jane Austen, the best education a father can give to his child is to befriend her.

68

The Blessing of Disguise

By Sir Walter Scott

A mysterious knight and an equally mysterious outlaw agree to preserve one another’s incognito.

69

Mr Ivery Gets Away

By 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.

70

Redeeming Time

By Charles Dickens

Pip Pirrip never misses a moment of visiting time with Abel Magwitch, the convict who made him into a gentleman, in the prison hospital.

71

Collateral Damage

By John Buchan

Richard Hannay reflects on the innocent lives lost, when the lust for power or the desire for revenge makes us less than human.

72

Marooned!

By Robert Louis Stevenson

Jim Hawkins, on a remote desert island, has escaped pirates only to be caught by a shadowy figure among the trees.