The Battersea Barricades

Summary

It's not easy being a rebel.

''So many new skills to assimilate. Never mind strategic planning, weapons expertise and the like - there's bicycle-stealing, oil-stain removal and boat steering to be mastered first.And quickly. It's the time of the Civil Uprisings and two young women set out to make a difference. Their only problem? They don't know where they are. Or where they're going. Or what to do when they get there. Other than that ...''

Spoiler Plot Summary for the short story The Battersea Barricades (BB)
 * It's St. George's Day, and Max discovers that Mrs. Enderby, Shaw, and Mack, and Dr. Bairstow annually gather to reminisce about their experiences in the Civil War.