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When O'Hara and Moriarty, two boys at Wrykyn School, tar and feather the statue of a pompous local MP, O'Hara mislays at the scene of their crime a tiny gold bat borrowed from Trevor, captain of the school cricket team. The plot revolves around the fate of this bat and attempts to retrieve it, but the real focus of the novel is a vivid portrayal of school life. Though the setting is an English public school in the years before World War 1, so sharp is Wodehouse's ear for the way children talk that everyone will recognise familiar characters and situations, whatever their place of education.

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The Gold Bat

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      Publisher Everyman
      Published 25 March 2011
      ISBN-13 9781841591728
      978-1841591728
      ISBN-10 1841591726
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      Contemporary Fiction Humour P G Wodehouse Books by P G Wodehouse

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      When O'Hara and Moriarty, two boys at Wrykyn School, tar and feather the statue of a pompous local MP, O'Hara mislays at the scene of their crime a tiny gold bat borrowed from Trevor, captain of the school cricket team. The plot revolves around the fate of this bat and attempts to retrieve it, but the real focus of the novel is a vivid portrayal of school life. Though the setting is an English public school in the years before World War 1, so sharp is Wodehouse's ear for the way children talk that everyone will recognise familiar characters and situations, whatever their place of education.

      Trade Review
      The Everyman edition promises to be a splendid celebration of the divine Plum * The Independent *
      A handsome, collectable hardback edition -- Lynne Truss * The Times *
      The incomparable and timeless genius - perfect for readers of all ages, shapes and sizes -- Kate Mosse

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