Old Mole Being the Surprising Adventures in England of Herbert Jocelyn Beenham, M.A., Sometime Sixth-Form Master at Thrigsby Grammar School in the County of Lancaster

"Old Mole" by Gilbert Cannan is the story of Herbert Jocelyn Beenham, a schoolmaster whose quiet life at Thrigsby Grammar School turns upside down. After a misunderstanding on a train leads to accusations of assault, he leaves his job and enters the world of theatre, where he meets Matilda again. This dramatic shift challenges his identity and beliefs, sending him on an unexpected adventure far from his predictable past after spending twenty-five years at Thrigsby with no ambition.