John Clayton, a British colonial official lost in the African jungle,
is caught unawares by Kerchak, the gorilla.
byEdgar Rice Burroughs1875-1950
Extracts from Fiction
Economy – With a Dash of Love
Gabriel Betteredge’s cottage was cosy, his employment rewarding
and his status respectable, but his cup of happiness was not quite full.
byWilkie Collins1824-1889
Extracts from Literature
Mrs Nickleby’s Cold Cure
Charmed by their attentions to her daughter Kate, Mrs Nickleby rewards
Mr Pyke and Mr Pluck with a reminiscence about her favourite home remedy for colds.
byCharles Dickens1812-1870
Extracts from Literature
‘Have a Care What You Do’
Lord George Gordon marched at the head of 50,000 protestors to the
House of Commons, to demand that George III’s England did not become like Louis XVI’s France.
byCharles Dickens1812-1870
Education
The Facts Factory
Mr Gradgrind and a Government expert on education make sure that
the children of Coketown have the right opinions about everything.
byCharles Dickens1812-1870
Extracts from Literature
The Squeers Method
Mr Squeers explains his educational philosophy to his new and
bewildered assistant master at Dotheboys Hall in Yorkshire.