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Set in the boys’ boarding school Wrykyn, the narrative follows the field sports committee as it laments the poor state of the pavilion’s dressing rooms during Easter term cricket. Through letters and witty remarks from both students and alumni, the story captures the absurdities of school routine and the comical frustration over missing hair–brushes and faulty water supplies, all delivered with Wodehouse’s trademark observational humor.
First publish date: 1923
Genre: Humorous Fiction/Comedy Fiction
Authors: P. G. Wodehouse
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