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Loading... DOWN WITH SKOOL! A guide to school life for tiny pupils and their parents. Illustrated by Ronald Searle. (original 1953; edition 1954)by Geoffrey: Willans
Work InformationDown with Skool! by Geoffrey Willans (1953)
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If headmasters were honest a prospectus would be a book which sa how many kanes he hav, contane a warning about the skool dog and the amount of prunes and rice served during the term. Nigel Molesworth may not be the best student St Custard's will ever have, but he is certainly able to express his feelings about his beloved school - not to mention botany walks and foopball. With his handy guide to Masters at a Glance (Know the Enemy) and Lessons (chiz chiz) and How to Avoid Them, no noble brave fearless etc. boy will ever have to suffer at the hands of the 'swots, bulies, milksops greedy guts and oiks' ever again WIZZ. 'A classic in the British genre of school story' The Times 'Most children who read Molesworth identify with a boy who doesn't like school and thinks his little brother is a waste of skin. Most adults who reread Molesworth emerge choking and incoherent' Guardian No library descriptions found. |
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Overall pretty enjoyable and strangely subversive. I never would have thought that this was written in the 50's, seems much more like a product of the early 70's. ( )