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Jonathan Swift

What is the nature of the beast?

“What?” she cried. “Surely he wasn’t serious?” “No, Madame,” said Cheng, with an indulgent smile. “It was satire.” When it came to the villain in Mystery Manor, there could only be one nationality – Chinese.… 

Y is for Ystwyth

That’s the river Ystwyth, which flows into the sea at Aberystwyth. It chose that spot because ‘aber’ means ‘mouth’ in Welsh, though not the sort you eat gizzards with. I’ve never been to Aberystwyth but…