103

Mr Snawley Thinks Ahead

By Charles Dickens

Mr Snawley has two stepsons he would like to offload, and Mr Squeers seems just the right person to help him.

104

Kate gets a Dressing-Down

By Charles Dickens

Kate Nickleby must bite her lip as she experiences snobbery for the first time.

105

A Proper Education

By Jane Austen

Harriet Smith’s school gave her a grounding in good sense that even Emma Woodhouse could not quite overthrow.

106

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Based on the play by William Shakespeare

Hermia and her lover Lysander elope from Athens, only to become tangled with squabbling fairies in the woods.

107

The Pimpernel Fails to Show

By Baroness Orczy

Lady Blakeney agrees to spy for the French Revolutionary government in return for her brother’s life.

108

First Impressions, Second Thoughts

By Jane Austen

Elizabeth Bennet began to wonder if being Mr Darcy’s wife might have had its compensations.