In this novel, Sharpe turns his attention to a very minor public school, taking hilarious pot-shots at the public school system. The humorous and wild incidents include hoaxes, chases, car crashes, shootings and general mayhem.
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“When Tom Sharpe turns his attention to a very minor public school…the result is predictably savage. Hoaxes, chases, car crashes, shootings, and general mayhem. Wicked, riotous humour.”
—Daily Telegraph
“Excellently funny.”
—Auberon Waugh, Daily Mail --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
—Daily Telegraph
“Excellently funny.”
—Auberon Waugh, Daily Mail --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
About the Author
Tom Sharpe was born in 1928 and educated at Lancing College and Pembroke College, Cambridge. He did his national service in the Marines before going to South Africa in 1951, where he did social work before teaching in Natal. He had a photographic studio in Pietermaritzburg from 1957 until 1961, and from 1963 to 1972 he was a lecturer in History at the Cambridge College of Arts and Technology. He is the author of sixteen bestselling novels, including Porterhouse Blue and Blott on the Landscape which were serialised on television, and Wilt which was made into a film. In 1986 he was awarded the XXIIIeme Grand Prix de l'Humour Noir Xavier Forneret and in 2010 he received the inaugural BBK La Risa de Bilbao Prize. He is married and divides his time between Cambridge, England and northern Spain.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent example of the author's work,
By andrewjens@hotmail.com (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Vintage Stuff (Paperback)
I have read all of Tom Sharpe's books and Vintage Stuff is one of his best. The comic style in which he normally handles language, plot and characters is probably at its best in this book. The book lends heavily on the English public school system (as do some of his other books). The plot concerns the adventures of a school master and one of his students as they are induced on a crazy journey through England and France - all due to the schemes of another school master seeking revenge. Like all Sharpe's books, the journey is the reward as most endings tend to be a little anti-climactic. This is mainly due to the fast pace of the work, both in plot and language. If you like a well-written comic adventure, you can't go wrong with this book.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A perl of English comedy,
By Borisovich "BL" (Maryland, USA.,) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vintage Stuff (Paperback)
Another great example of Tom Sharpe's mockery of the Old Albion's old ways. As long as there are senile boarding school teachers and overzealous moron students getting paired up - a great comedic adventure is guaranteed.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Another great book by Tom Sharpe,
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This review is from: Vintage Stuff (Paperback)
This book was almost as good as Wilt, Blott and The Great Pursuit. It was a bit slow in the beginning and the ending was a bit premature. Otherwise it was very funny. Definitely recommended.
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