The Gold Bat (Hardcover) by P G Wodehouse

from PhilSyphe

First published in 1904, this was P. G. Wodehouse's fourth book. Like the three before it, this one is set in an all-boys' school. Unlike the others, however, this has a more cohesive plot. Compared to the others, I prefer this to his first and third offering, but rate his second book - "A Prefec...

from AJBraithwaite

Too much blow-by-blow rugby in this one, for my taste, and not enough character development. I didn't really care about any of the people involved.

from antiquary

Another of Wiodehouse's early "school" stories set in what the U.S. would call a "prep" school. The gold bat is the symbol of the hero's status as captain of the school rugger team; his decision to move one boy up to what we would all the varsity team (which of course means moving another boy dow...

from AliceAnna

Starting to see more of Wodehouse's humor, but still very heavy on boys school and their sports.