In common with most parents, I have devoted considerable time and energy to teaching my children that stealing is wrong, that they should obey the law, and that they ought to try hard at school because education is important. I have also read them, with great enthusiasm and delight, the following books.
Danny, The Champion Of The World – in which the young hero is taught the art of poaching by his beloved father, and a running joke is made of the fact that all the respectable people in their village – policeman, doctor and parson – are involved in the practice.
