Jennings and Darbishire

I read this in a couple of hours, having last read it perhaps 50 years ago. I remembered every incident - the poetry competition; Jennings trying to fry fish in the darkroom; having cakes with Old Wilkie's sister; Darbishire stranded in Foxy Type's detention class at a different school; Haltpostle Whistle, or was it Whistlehalt Postle?- and read them as old friends. Such happy memories were evoked by this lovely writing from an older, more innocent time. These books have stood the test of time well, with only the occasional anachronistic attitude which jarred slightly.

Two boys in an English boarding school get up to all sorts of well-natured shenanigans. A fun little book with slightly flat yet still enjoyable characters and a predictable but cozy plot: the boys are prone to trouble but not malice, and the teachers are stern yet loving. Idyllic early 20th century boarding school hijinx.