Talbot Baines Reed (1852–1893)
Autor(a) de The Fifth Form at St. Dominic's
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Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- 1852-04-03
- Data de falecimento
- 1893-11-28
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- UK
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The cock-house at Fellsgarth: (a public school story) de Talbot Baines Reed
'Dangle scowled round and tried to swagger,' page 283. . it's a bit like that all the way through. 13-page catalogue at end of book.
Oh lord this was long, and dull and silly and preachy and….It's very much of its time. Oh, and full of coincidences (the number of times people run into each other in impossible circumstances…).
Chronicles a year in the life of Oliver Greenfield (a member of the fifth form at St. Dominic's school), a couple of his friends (also in the fifth form), his younger brother (Stephen, who is working his way through his first year at the school and who is a member of the Fourth Junior class), and a boy in the sixth form, Loman. We follow them through various scrapes - both actual and metaphorical - and their triumphs as well.
I generally don't love British boarding school stories, but this one surprised me. The characters are instantly likable (or, in a couple of instances, instantly detestable in the best way), the plot is engaging and fun (there's an interesting mystery that's not easy to solve and gets resolved in a very satisfactory way), and the pacing is good. Definitely recommended, if you like this sort of thing.… (mais)
I generally don't love British boarding school stories, but this one surprised me. The characters are instantly likable (or, in a couple of instances, instantly detestable in the best way), the plot is engaging and fun (there's an interesting mystery that's not easy to solve and gets resolved in a very satisfactory way), and the pacing is good. Definitely recommended, if you like this sort of thing.… (mais)
I was struck by the cover design showing 2 boys who seem to be in a cross country race, a third way in the background - or, are they being chased? It was indeed a race, the big hunt race, to qualify for membership of the Select Sociables.
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- Membros
- 143
- Popularidade
- #144,062
- Avaliação
- 3.3
- Resenhas
- 6
- ISBNs
- 92
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