She reached it soon after half-past two. She found its gloomy nineteenth-century façade, black with the smuts of ninety years, a little daunting, and mounted its broad steps in some trepidation. But she rang the bell hard and knocked firmly.

Lieutenant Coghill had been told to act as galloper to Colonel Glyn on the unfortunate reconnaissance made from Isandlwana Camp, on January 22, 1879

A few days later, life at the castle was becoming more and more difficult for everyone, as it soon became apparent that Sandra the dragon was very chompy indeed. He had chomped his way through most of the servants […]

Fitches or Vetches are of divers Sorts, of which before; but since our Author's Time, several new Grasses have been found out, which supply the same Defect. Those which are most in Request, at present are, Clove, Ray-grass, Nonesuch and St. Fein.