School is 'wet and weedy', according to Nigel Molesworth, the 'goriller of 3B', 'curse of St Custard's' and superb chronicler of fifties English life. Nothing escapes his disaffected eye and he has little time for such things as botany walks and cissy poetry with an assortment of swots, snekes and oiks. Instead he is very good at missing lessons, charming masters and putting down little brothers, in fact he is exceptional at most things except spelling. Wildly funny and full of sharp observations on life, the 'Molesworth tetralogy' is magnificently complemented by the illustrations of Ronald Searle
About the AuthorPhilip Hensher is the editor of The Penguin Book of the British Short Story (two volumes) and of The Penguin Book of the Contemporary British Short Story. His most recent novel is A Small Revolution in Germany.
Book InformationISBN 9780141186009
Author Geoffrey WillansFormat Paperback
Page Count 432
Imprint Penguin ClassicsPublisher Penguin Books Ltd
Series Penguin Modern ClassicsWeight(grams) 315g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 24mm