Geoffrey R. Searle
Geoffrey R. Searle is an emeritus professor of history, and author of A New England: Peace And War, 1886-1918 (New Oxford History of England) and Miles Edmund Cotman: John Sell Cotman's `child, friend and companion' (Lasse Press, 2014).
Geoffrey R. Searle is an emeritus professor of history, and author of A New England: Peace And War, 1886-1918 (New Oxford History of England) and Miles Edmund Cotman: John Sell Cotman's `child, friend and companion' (Lasse Press, 2014). See less
Geoffrey R. Searle's Featured Books
Geoffrey R. Searle book reviews
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Molesworth
Brit Private School Middle Class Hero
by frankmor, Oct 14, 2010
This excellent send-up of a small private school boy's ideas and his take on England in the 1960's is a total classic. Every grinding, boring, hilarious, biting (skool dog) moment is mapped out with ... Read More
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Down with Skool!
Hysterical
by Corgi, Mar 11, 2009
My brother and I enjoyed these books together, and the wonderful word chiz has ever since been part of our vocabulary.
Very, very funny, enhanced by witty illustrations, the optimal look into ... Read More
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How to Be Topp
Just like school?
by robaus, Jan 22, 2009
What a wonderful description of life in a British school for boys. Geoffrey Willans' insight into the way boys think is superb. Then add the magnificent cartoons of Ronald Searle and you have a ... Read More