103

Leg Glance

By Samuel Rogers

A sportsman and an officer lays a wager that he can make a trigger-happy Irishman go barefoot in public.

104

The Character of Captain James Cook

By David Samwell

Captain Cook’s friend and ship’s surgeon David Samwell gives us his impressions of the great explorer.

105

Mr and Mrs Raffles

By Abdullah Abdul Kadir

Abdullah Abdul Kadir gives us his first-hand impressions of the Founder of Singapore and of his first wife, Olivia.

106

Raffles and the Reprieve of Malacca

By William Cross

The busy trading hub of Malacca was to be consigned to history, until Stamford Raffles saw that history was one of its assets.

107

Keeping In With Hodge

By James Boswell

Dr Johnson’s cat left James Boswell cold, but the great man himself would do anything to avoid hurting the little fellow’s feelings.

108

Half-Seas-Over

By Samuel Rogers

A doctor is wondering how to apologise for being drunk on the job, when he receives a letter from his patient.