The Gold Bat by P. G. Wodehouse
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"The Gold Bat" by P. G. Wodehouse is a novel published in 1904. Set at Wrykyn public school, the story follows two Irish students who tar and feather a politician's statue as a prank, accidentally losing a borrowed gold cricket bat in the process. As Trevor, the cricket captain, tries to recover the trinket before it damages his reputation, a mysterious society called "the League" begins terrorizing students and threatening the school
rugby team. The novel weaves together schoolboy honor, sporting rivalries, and the search for the missing treasure. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville), 1881-1975 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Gold Bat |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gold_Bat |
| Credits |
Produced by Suzanne L. Shell, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 83.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Humorous stories, English |
| Subject | Boys -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Schools -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Sports -- Juvenile fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 6879 |
| Release Date | Nov 1, 2004 |
| Last Update | Aug 26, 2012 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 438 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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