Peregrine Roderick Clyde-Brown is a bumbling, naive and savagely dim-witted teenager, who, as his name reveals, cannot possibly be exposed to the evils of a comprehensive school. However, with his penchant for taking even the most innocent command literally, no reputable school will accept the boy who, when told that he must turn over a new leaf, begins fondling the foliage. His parents, with high hopes and a considerable amount of bribery money, search for anywhere that will take their 'late developer.' In a school that ...
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Peregrine Roderick Clyde-Brown is a bumbling, naive and savagely dim-witted teenager, who, as his name reveals, cannot possibly be exposed to the evils of a comprehensive school. However, with his penchant for taking even the most innocent command literally, no reputable school will accept the boy who, when told that he must turn over a new leaf, begins fondling the foliage. His parents, with high hopes and a considerable amount of bribery money, search for anywhere that will take their 'late developer.' In a school that time forgot, Peregrine's 'talents' for taking orders and having no discernible individual thought seem perfect for a promising career in the upper ranks of the British Army. It is at Groxbourne that Peregrine meets Mr Gladstone, a man whose teaching style extends as far as using lashings to teach arithmetic. After Gladstone whisks the unquestioning boy off on a hysterical mystery, Peregrine ends up storming a French castle, where he unwaveringly commits mischief, mayhem and even murder!
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Good, yellow boards, unclipped, gold embossed gilt spine, d/j slightly scuffed and creased, slightly cocked, mylar pro: 219 p. Audience: General/trade. Roderick Clyde-Brown, a bumbling British public schoolboy, has a penchant for taking the most innocent commands literally. His adventures whisk him to a French castle, where he commits murder and mayhem. British humor is ra
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Good in Good jacket. Publication of 219 pages. The dust jacket is shelf rubbed, edge worn, small tears, and scuffed in places. The spine of the jacket is slightly chipped. There is tanning around the block of the book. Underneath the boards remain in good condition. But it still presents handsomely in cellophane. The pages are bright and attractive, and the text remains clear. GK.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. First edition. Pages age-toned, corners lightly bumped, near fine in a near fine dust jacket with faint internal foxing. A novel.