Once there was a king of Bavaria, whose name was Ludwig II. At eighteen years old he was tall and handsome, and the people rejoiced at...

Back on their Missouri farm Walter always had a pencil in his hand, and spent his days curiously observing the workings of shadow and...

In this month of May the English were euphoric, and unable to hide their joy. The British army had won the war, and the Royal Air Force...

Jane Goodall lived in Bournemouth, England. She was a happy and playful child, but above all else she was curious and hungry for...

My name’s Jumbo, and I’m an elephant. The pretty thing opposite me wearing a collar is Tom-Tom, my partner. In my native country, Jumbo...

Arthur Mitchell grew up on the streets of Harlem, a world apart from the skyscrapers of New York. Harlem was a place where many...

This is the story of a ship, and the ship’s name was America . She was built in Newport News, Virginia, and was one of the rare vessels...

“Why do I always have to tidy away my toys?” asked William as he got into bed. “Let me tell you a story,” his mother had answered. “This...

“Look at that! Mackerel, herring, Bluefin tuna. There’s six months’ worth of fish here. It’s a miracle!” exclaimed one of the fishermen,...

The beggar always sat in the same spot, from dawn to dusk, whether the rain poured or the sun blistered or the wind filled the air with...

Who was this man? He was Perry Gilbert, and he had been studying sharks for over thirty years. You might say he was a scientist of...

Ever since the Wall Street Crash, the Great Depression had ravaged the United States. Poverty reigned, and a phenomenon known as the...

The sky was grey and cloudy, and a fine mist of rain fell over the docks of the George V Royal Navy docks. Amidst the gathered crowd,...

This Fiat 500 is a war machine! It can climb mountains, cut up the tarmac of the highways, shoot down slopes, and trundle through Tuscany...

The last of the “little ships of Dunkirk” had left the French coast behind. With hundreds of thousands of men having been evacuated, it...

On this February morning in 1944, the bombers of the United States Air Force Army sailed mighty through the clouds. Little could be made...

On this Sunday afternoon, families had gathered on the footpath of their London street for a game of hopscotch. It was a simple game, and...

These were days of high emotion, when mankind witnessed events both nerve-wracking and fascinating. Two pairs of brothers had gathered...

“Come and have a cig before Latin,” offered John. “How come you always have ciggies?” Thomas asked. “Just take ‘em off my old man. He...

My name is Mary Turner, and today is the happiest day of my life. Today is my wedding day, when I will marry the man I love more than...