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Fourth Estate
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First published in Great Britain by Fourth Estate 2015
Copyright © Seni Glaister 2015
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Source ISBN: 9780008118952
Ebook Edition © May 2015 ISBN: 9780008118969
Version: 2016-05-11
For my brave and brilliant father
Prof. David Glaister
Contents
1 In Which a Letter Stands Out
2 In Which Treason Is Narrowly Avoided
3 In Which a Formal Communication From a Foreign Entity Is Delivered
5 In Which a President Addresses His Nation
6 In Which Enough Tea Is Grown
7 In Which the President Has Doubt
8 In Which a Protestation Is Made
9 In Which PEGASUS Has Her Wings Clipped
10 In Which a Royal Visitor Arrives
12 In Which the British Visitor Is Made to Feel at Home
13 In Which the Visitor Goes Exploring
14 In Which Tourism and Recreation Go into Battle
15 In Which the President Loses His Cool
16 In Which the Dancing Begins
17 In Which the Visitor Gets a Lesson in Timekeeping
18 In Which Lizzie Makes a Bedside Visit
19 In Which the Curiosities Are Examined
20 In Which Lizzie Exerts Some Power
21 In Which the Americans Play Ball
22 In Which the Visitor Gets Down to Business
23 In Which the Purpose of Education Is Questioned
24 In Which Lizzie Beats the System
25 In Which Love Is the Answer
28 In Which There’s Education in Moderation
29 In Which the Chief of Staff Plots
30 In Which the Troubles Escalate
31 In Which Lizzie Shares a Secret