| To the Reader | |
| The Birthday Treat | |
| In which Peter looks forward to his birthday treat and subsequently argues with his father | |
| Peter Misses an Important Telephone Call | |
| In which Peter makes the acquaintance of the Dyer family and a hair-raising encounter with a Van de Graaff generator triggers an extraordinary chain of events | |
| The Three-Cornered Hat | |
| In which Peter finds himself in a puzzling and precarious predicament | |
| The Howl of a Wolf | |
| In which the police and Kate come to some conclusions about their predicament and the children spend the night in a birch wood | |
| A Breakfast of Grilled Trout | |
| In which Peter goes fishing and Kate gives her companion a fright | |
| Lost in Time | |
| In which Peter and Kate discover that their troubles have only just begun | |
| The Hospitality of the Honorable Mrs. Byng | |
| In which Peter and Kate make the acquaintance of the Byng family and Peter demonstrates his soccer skills | |
| The Tar Man's Tale | |
| In which Peter and Kate plant a cedar of Lebanon and Gideon tells the story of the Tar Man | |
| The Journey Begins | |
| In which the redoubtable Parson Ledbury insults Gideon and the company sets off for London | |
| Attack! | |
| In which Dr. Dyer meets the NASA scientists and the travelers make an unwelcome acquaintance | |
| Lord Luxon's Tragedy | |
| In which Detective Inspector Wheeler's suspicions are aroused and Gideon recounts how he met Lord Luxon | |
| A Parliament of Rooks | |
| In which Detective Inspector Wheeler is perturbed by a photograph, Kate talks to a famous scientist, and Peter sees something very shocking | |
| Pandora's Box | |
| In which Dr. Pirretti shows her true colors and Gideon tells the story of his namesake | |
| Gideon's Strategem | |
| In which the parson preaches a curious sermon and the party shows their bottom | |
| A Pact Made in Blood | |
| In which Inspector Wheeler goes on the warpath, Peter and Kate make a solemn promise, and London exposes some of its attractions and its dangers | |
| Two Covent Gardens | |
| In which the children finally make the acquaintance of the Tar Man at the Black Lion Tavern and then disrupt a juggler's street show | |
| Queen Charlotte's Promise | |
| In which Inspector Wheeler's exchange with Dr. Pirretti takes an unexpected turn, George III lays his hands on Jack, and Kate resorts to desperate measures | |
| Into the Net | |
| In which the children answer some difficult questions and Gideon walks into Lord Luxon's net | |
| A Race Against Time | |
| In which the parson insults some macaronies and displays his knowledge of horseflesh, and Gideon rides against the Tar Man | |
| Newgate | |
| In which Gideon languishes in Newgate prison, the children meet a famous author, and a chance meeting leaves Kate overjoyed | |
| The Straw Men | |
| In which Dr. Dyer explains the disappearance of the antigravity machine, and Gideon's situation goes from bad to worse | |
| Tyburn | |
| In which the party gathers at Tyburn, the Tar Man makes an unexpected appearance, and this story comes to an end | |
| Author's Note | |
| Acknowledgments | |
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