People have always loved escape stories. There is something magical about the human capacity to overcome physical obstacles to freedom, and thrilling about the resourcefulness aroused in people by the determination to flee their prisons. This anthology gathers together accounts of escapes from literature and history. From the Bible and the classics to the novels of Raymond Chandler and John Le Carre; from Satan's escape from Hell in Paradise Lost to Piglet's escape from the flood in Winnie the Pooh, this book also includes real-life escapes from shipwrecks, prisons, medieval dungeons, and concentration camps, and the stories of famous escapees like Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Dalai Lama, alongside the anecdotes of American slaves.