Chapters featuring "Underground"

The Confusion Begins

In which the Moorgate Institute of Classical Female Elders reopen communications with the Pimlico League of Educated Ladies in order to heal old wounds. New ones are just around the corner, however…

Up the Junction!

Hunting for the Thundersley – not to mention its occupier – the ladies are led on several terrifying missions into the dark dank underworld of Borough and London Bridge. What does “under the royal something grows” actually mean? And will anyone live to tell the tale…

Down the Tubes

With the monstrous form of Aunt Enid ensconced in the abandoned King William Street tube station, the ladies are forced into taking desperate action to extract her. After the damage inflicted by the Peanut Brittle, will the Northern Line ever be the same again? (And more to the point, will anyone notice?)

Words of Wisdom

Age is strictly a case of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.

— Jack Benny

Top Tip!

  • The Joy of Drip-Drying

    In clement weather, peg your laundry on the clothes-line rather than using the electric dryer. Drip-drying in this fashion will not only save money but also saves wear on clothes, towels, sheets and – it transpires – poodles.