Jennings Goes To School - Softcover

Buckeridge, Anthony

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0755113683 ISBN 13: 9780755113682

Publisher: House of Stratus, 2009

Synopsis

When Jennings arrives at Linbury Court Preparatory School as a new boy, he soon discovers how much he has to learn, especially when the other boys seem to be talking in a different language! Spivish ozard! But it is not long before Jennings becomes a celebrity, following an intrepid escape from the school grounds and a riotous attempt to enliven a fire practice, which leaves Old Wilkie literally climbing the walls! From then on, every time Jennings gives trouble the elbow, a new disaster trips him over. But only one thing really matters to J C T Jennings – his First Eleven debut. When the long-awaited match arrives, Jennings certainly uses his head.

About this title

About the Author:

Born in 1912, Anthony Buckeridge was sent to boarding school in Sussex at the age of eight. He went on to university before working as a tutor in a preparatory school, and later became a fireman during the Second World War. Buckeridge was the first writer to use prep schools as a setting for his stories and, as such, is the creator of the infamous Jennings. The ‘Jennings’ titles have sold over six million books worldwide.

Review:

.... when I was nine or ten I used to roll around on the floor laughing at the Jennings stories. By the time I was eleven I wanted to be Darbishire more than anything else in the world.--Alan Ayckbourn

Anthony Buckeridge, creator of the funniest and best-written schoolboy books, bar none.--Joseph Connolly in Modern Children's First Editions

About this edition

• Publisher: House of Stratus
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0755113683
• ISBN 13: 9780755113682
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 226