7

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.

8

The Avengers

By John Buchan

John Buchan was moved by the way the nations of the British Empire volunteered for service in the Great War.

9

Kanguru!

By Captain James Cook

James Cook describes his first sight of a beloved Australian icon.

10

The Founding of Australia

By Clay Lane

Within little more than half a century a British penal colony turned into a prosperous, free-trade democracy.