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A Prefect’s Uncle (1972)

When Alan Gethryn’s uncle joins his house as a junior, embarrassing situations arise for the head of Leicester’s house.

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Unknown

Tales of St. Austin’s (1972)

A dozen ‘public school’ stories set at St. Austin’s.

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Unknown

The White Feather (1972)

Sheen funks it when faced with fighting a townee and Wrykyn shuns him. He takes tuition and wins his class at Aldershot. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Unknown

The Golf Omnibus (1973)

A collection of golf stories from The Clicking of Cuthbert, The Heart of a Goof, Nothing Serious, Young Men in Spats, The Man Upstairs, Meet Mr. Mulliner, Eggs, Beans and Crumpets and Plum Pie. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): None

The Gold Bat (1974)

A tale of Wrykyn, an English ‘public’ school, cricket and certain pranks, one of which targeted the local MP.

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Unknown

The Head of Kay’s (1974)

Having been appointed head boy of Kay’s house against his will, Kennedy soon finds that it is something like taking over the running of Hades while Mephistopheles sat back and watched.

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Andrzej Klimwoski

The Head of Kay’s (1974)

Having been appointed head boy of Kay’s house against his will, Kennedy soon finds that it is something like taking over the running of Hades while Mephistopheles sat back and watched.

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Stephen Richard Boldero

How to Stay Out of Trouble with Your Horse (1980)

A master horseman explains how to work with your horse so you both have fun and are safe. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Walter Farley
Illustrator(s): Tim Farley

The Clicking of Cuthbert: Golf is the Game (1986)

A short story first published in Golf Without Tears (The Clicking of Cuthbert).

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Étienne Delessert

The Gold Bat and Other Stories (1986)

A compendium containing The Gold Bat, The Head of Kay’s and The White Feather.

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Tony McSweeney

The Pothunters and Other School Stories (1986)

This compendium includes The Pothunters, A Prefect’s Uncle and Tales of St. Austin’s, Wodehouse’s first three published novels. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Tony McSweeney

Tales of Wrykyn and Elsewhere (1997)

Twenty-five short stories of boarding school life by the Master. Read online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): T. M. R. Whitwell

Friendly Matches (2001)

This is a collection of football poems covering a range of different aspects of the game. For example, referees, team talk, the 1966 World Cup, all written in different verse forms.

Author(s): Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s): Fritz Wenger

Rider in the Sky: How an American Cowboy Built England’s First Airplane (2003)

Samuel Cody came to England with a Wild West show and stayed to build her first aeroplanes. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): John Hulls
Illustrator(s): David Weitzman

The Little Fish that Got Away (2005)

If you want to catch fish, you have to be patient. This new edition has been recolored.

Author(s): Bernadine Cook
Illustrator(s): Crockett Johnson

The Will to Win (2005)

A collection of short stories by a master, many of which deal with high school sports.

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): John Gincano

The Heart of a Goof (2006)

Nine short stories about golf narrated by the Oldest Member.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Andrzej Klimwoski

Snow on Blueberry Mountain (2006)

Mark Wilkins decides to see if he can make his father’s ‘folly’ into a money-making business by building a ski run.

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Don Sibley

The Pothunters (2009)

The sports trophies are missing from the pavilion and Jim Thomson is under suspicion since he did hurl a rock through the window preparatory to his own burglary, which was aimed soley at recovering his notes for an examination scheduled for the next ... View More

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Andrzej Klimwoski

A Prefect’s Uncle (2010)

When Alan Gethryn’s uncle joins his house as a junior, embarrassing situations arise for the head of Leicester’s house.

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Andrzej Klimwoski

The Gold Bat (2011)

A tale of Wrykyn, an English ‘public’ school, cricket and certain pranks, one of which targeted the local MP.

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Andrzej Klimwoski

Tales of St. Austin’s (2012)

A dozen ‘public school’ stories set at St. Austin’s.

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Andrzej Klimwoski

Tales of St Austin’s (2012)

A dozen ‘public school’ stories set at St. Austin’s.

Tales of Wrykyn and Elsewhere (2012)

Twenty-five stories of boarding school life by the Master.

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): T. M. R. Whitwell

The White Feather (2013)

Sheen funks it when faced with fighting a townee and Wrykyn shuns him. He takes tuition and wins his class at Aldershot.

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Andrzej Klimwoski

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