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"Harriet Briskrot Ayios Stephanos - Crete To: Sir Arthur Martinet-Coldshower The Fortress Upper Lipstiff.Yorks. England. Dear Uncle Arthur, It is now three months since I retired as Head Mistress of St Agatha's and came to take up residence here in Crete, and now that I am getting settled it is high time to write to tell you my news. This little house which daddy left me in his will is really delightful. A typical stone-built cretan house, it has a large verandah with wonderful views across a most beautiful valley. Such a surprise in so many ways. Of course, daddy was...

All these elements together, told with imagination. The statue of Lord Nelson, darigly and secretly dismantled in the centre of London, and smuggled to Greece - to be held to ransom for the return of the "Elgin" Marbles to the Parthenon in Athens.