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Tom Sharpe was an English satirical author, born in London and educated at Lancing College and at Pembroke College, Cambridge. After National Service with the Royal Marines he moved to South Africa in 1951, doing social work and teaching in Natal, until deported in 1961.
His work in South Africa inspired the novels Riotous Assembly and Indecent Exposure. From 1963 until 1972 he was a History lecturer at the Cambridge College of Arts and Technology, which inspired his "Wilt" series Wilt, The Wilt Alternative, Wilt on High and Wilt in Nowhere.
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. London. Secker and Warburg/Andre Deutsch. 1995. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dark blue boards with gilt titles to spine. Clean unmarked contents. Book is fine. Pictorial dust wrapper is almost fine with just a little shelf wear along the top edge. No tears. Signed by the author without dedication to the title page. The sequel to "Porterhouse Blue". With a new master, Scullion, now in charge and doubts still surrounding the death of the late Master, more unspeakably awful goings-on are inevitable at Cambridge's most disreputable college. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # FEB18.22011