En las calles de Londres una escurridiza figura ha despertado el temor de sus habitantes. Se le achacan varios asaltos a mujeres, incendios e incluso asesinatos. La policía cree haber identificado al sospechoso y lo persigue, pero en su huida empuja a un muchacho que cae bajo los cascos de un caballo y resulta gravemente herido.
Dirk de Villiers -An English woman dares to defy the might of the British Empire and champions the cause of the Boers during the Anglo-Boer War, battling to alleviate the suffering of women and children in concentration camps. - Veronica Lang, Terence Alexander, Jenny Runacre
The Talking Parcel is based on a 1974 book by Gerald Durrell in which a young girl is transported to the fantasy land of Mythologia to save it from cockatrices. She is aided by a talking parrot and encounter many other magical creatures, including a mooncalf.
