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A year after beheading the magical Green Knight in a Christmas game, Sir Gawain must travel to the distant green chapel, prepared to receive the return blow. A guest of the merry Lord Bertilak, all is not as it seems as Gawain struggles to fulfil his quest (and also protect his virtue from the seductive desires of his host's beautiful wife).

Gawain and the Green Knight is a late 14th century poem, written originally in Middle English. The story is a Christian romance, in which a hero from the court of King Arthur undertakes a quest that tests his honour, strength and faith.

The poem...

A short story (in English) to celebrate the extraordinary lives of two of the most remarkable swimmers in history.

In nineteenth century France the astounding Dalle twins, Anais and Collette - 'Les Soeurs de Sirene de la Seine-Maritime' (The Mermaid Sisters of the Seine Estuary) - became renowned for their unparalleled feats of swimming and diving.

Together and aged only fifteen they were the first to venture into the vast and dangerous salt-marshes where the river Seine empties into la Manche (the English Channel), bringing to the world the most expensive oysters ever served in a...