Alice was set a poetical test of wits by the kindly (but like all the other characters, utterly maddening) White Queen.

Marianne Dashwood sprains an ankle, but help is at hand.

Jane Eyre meets a not very handsome stranger, and likes him all the better for it.

Was it an over-excited imagination, or an answer to prayer?

In John Buchan’s story about the Great War, Richard Hannay must watch as his friend sacrifices his life for the Allies.

Mary Mason could not forgive herself for a past misdeed.