Lionheart is a significant modern Australian autobiography. It's author, Jesse Martin, became in 1999 the youngest person ever to sail single-handed around the world. His account of this epic journey makes for compelling reading, and has a good deal to offer as an inspirational example of courage and determination. Study of the autobiography is set, in this study guide, within the larger context of the NSW English Area of Study curriculum - 'The Journey'. The guide provides background material on the journey theme, examines the prescribed Stimulus Booklet ('Journeys') in detail, and offers students ways of reading the text in relation to the Area of Study theme. It concludes with a model answer.