Author

Publication

1989 - Hogarth Press, London, England

Language

English

Word Count

79,000 words, Guess

Page Count

316 pages

Identifiers

  • Internet Archivedavidblaize0000bens
  • ISBN-100701207965
  • ISBN-139780701207960
  • LibraryThing1713707
  • Library of Congress Control Number92107068
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Classifications

  • DDC823/.912
  • LCCPR6003.E66 D3 1989

Description

David Blaize is E. F. Benson's delightfully nostalgic novel of English public school life. Benson follows young David Blaize from his time at preparatory school to his entry to the sixth form at Marchester College. The novel draws heavily on the author's own schoolboy experiences when at Temple Grove and then Marlborough College. Benson, better than most writers in this genre, memorably evokes the trials and tribulations of life in an English public school during the late Victorian period. The pages resonate with wit and humour. The reader is invited to follow young Blaize as he deals with eccentric masters, experiences halcyon days on the cricket field, frets over dreaded parental visits, and experiences personal growth through a platonic friendship with Maddox, a senior boy at Marchester ...

Subjects

Topics

FictionEnglandFriendshipDavid BlaizePublic SchoolsCraig PatersonViewforth Press

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  • David BlaizeHogarth Press1989-01-01
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