Pothunters And Other School Stories

When the silver sports trophies disappear from the cricket pavilion at St Austin’s, the scene is set for a school full of characters to indulge in some desperately inventive detection. And when one of the boys is (wrongly) accused of the crime, he realizes he must produce the real villain to clear both his name and that of the school.

In this early work, P.G. Wodehouse is already mixing all our favourite ingredients for a result that is fast, thrilling and very funny.

‘Behind this seemingly effortless performance there is infinite skill, and a splendid, kindly wisdom; and in these early books, we can observe the young Wodehouse learning how to enchant us with these two rare and beautiful gifts.’
—Colin MacInnes