ISBN: 9781541376168

In summer all right-minded boys built huts in the furze-hill behind the College-littlelairs whittled out of the heart of the prickly bushes, full of stumps, odd root-ends, andspikes, but,… More...

In summer all right-minded boys built huts in the furze-hill behind the College-littlelairs whittled out of the heart of the prickly bushes, full of stumps, odd root-ends, andspikes, but, since they were strictly forbidden, palaces of delight. And for the fifth summerin succession, Stalky, McTurk, and Beetle (this was before they reached the dignity of astudy) had built like beavers a place of retreat and meditation, where they smoked.Now, there was nothing in their characters as known to Mr. Prout, their house-master, atall commanding respect; nor did Foxy, the subtle red-haired school Sergeant, trust them.His business was to wear tennis-shoes, carry binoculars, and swoop hawklike upon evilboys. Had he taken the field alone, that hut would have been raided, for Foxy knew themanners of his quarry; but Providence moved Mr. Prout, whose school-name, derived fromthe size of his feet, was Hoofer, to investigate on his own account; and it was the cautiousStalky who found the track of his pugs on the very floor of their lair one peaceful afternoonwhen Stalky would fain have forgotten Prout and his works in a volume of Surtees and anew briar-wood pipe. Crusoe, at sight of the footprint, did not act more swiftly than Stalky.He removed the pipes, swept up all loose match-ends, and departed to warn Beetle andMcTurk.But it was characteristic of the boy that he did not approach his allies till he had met andconferred with little Hartopp, President of the Natural History Society, an institution whichStalky held in contempt, Hartopp was more than surprised when the boy meekly, as heknew how, begged to propose himself, Beetle, and McTurk as candidates; confessed to along-smothered interest in first-flowerings, early butterflies, and new arrivals, andvolunteered, if Mr. Hartopp saw fit, to enter on the new life at once. Being a master,Hartopp was suspicious; but he was also an enthusiast, and his gentle little soul had beengalled by chance-heard remarks from the three, and specially Beetle. So he was gracious tothat repentant sinner, and entered the three names in his book.Then, and not till then, did Stalky seek Beetle and McTurk in their house form-room.They were stowing away books for a quiet afternoon in the furze, which they called thewuzzy. Trade Books>Trade Paperback>Fiction>Fiction>Fiction, CreateSpace Publishing Core >1<

ISBN: 9781541376168

Kipling portrays school as the first stage of a much larger game, a pattern-maker for the experiences of life. Implied throughout the stories is the question, 'What happened to these fift… More...

Kipling portrays school as the first stage of a much larger game, a pattern-maker for the experiences of life. Implied throughout the stories is the question, 'What happened to these fifteen-year-old boys, and how did the lessons they learned at school apply to the world of warfare and imperial government?' The stories are based on Kipling's own school, the United Services College at Westward Ho! in Devon, which prepared boys destined for the army or for colonial service; Kipling himself appears as the subordinate character, Beetle. Trade Books>Trade Paperback>Fiction>Fiction>Fiction, CreateSpace Publishing Core >1<

ISBN: 9781541376168

Stalky & Co. is the hilarious tale of the coming of age of three roguish boys at an English public school. With a seemingly unending supply of practical jokes and ingenious japes to frust… More...

Stalky & Co. is the hilarious tale of the coming of age of three roguish boys at an English public school. With a seemingly unending supply of practical jokes and ingenious japes to frustrate and thwart their long-suffering schoolmasters, the three pranksters eventually find their match in their wise and all-too-experienced headmaster. Based on his own school days, Kipling has captured the eternal spirit of the English public school and painted an intimate and understanding portrait of his young heroes. Trade Books>Trade Paperback>Fiction>Fiction>Fiction, CreateSpace Publishing Core >1<

ISBN: 9781541376168

Paperback, [PU: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform], Rudyard Kipling was a prolific English writer who is widely considered to be one of the greatest authors in all of literature… More...

Paperback, [PU: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform], Rudyard Kipling was a prolific English writer who is widely considered to be one of the greatest authors in all of literature. Kipling wrote classics in many genres including the Jungle Books, Just So Stories, Kim, and The Man Who Would Be King. Stalky & Co. is a collection of stories centering around a group of adolescent boys at a British boarding school., Short Stories<

ISBN: 9781541376168

Paperback, [PU: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform], Rudyard Kipling was a prolific English writer who is widely considered to be one of the greatest authors in all of literature… More...

Paperback, [PU: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform], Rudyard Kipling was a prolific English writer who is widely considered to be one of the greatest authors in all of literature. Kipling wrote classics in many genres including the Jungle Books, Just So Stories, Kim, and The Man Who Would Be King. Stalky & Co. is a collection of stories centering around a group of adolescent boys at a British boarding school.<