Meet characters from well-known British stories and discover how they think, react, influence others and change. Read each short character snapshot and choose one sentence that best describes what happens.
1. C. S. Lewis – "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"
When Edmund enters Narnia, he meets the White Witch. She gives him Turkish Delight and promises him power if he brings his brother and sisters to her. These promises affect Edmund’s decisions and eventually lead him to betray his siblings.
2. Arthur Conan Doyle – "A Study in Scarlet"
When Dr Watson first meets Sherlock Holmes, Holmes surprises him with his unusual knowledge and his remarkable ability to notice small details and draw conclusions from them. Watson quickly realises that Holmes is unlike anyone he has met before.
3. E. Nesbit – "The Railway Children"
Roberta, usually called Bobbie, lives with her brother and sister near a railway after their father suddenly disappears and the family leaves London. For a long time, the children do not know what has happened to him. Bobbie eventually discovers from an old newspaper that her father has been imprisoned for a crime he did not commit. Although the news is frightening and painful, she does not simply give up. She writes privately to the Old Gentleman, a family friend, and asks him to help prove her father’s innocence.
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