Porterhouse Blue: (Porterhouse Blue Series 1) by Tom Sharpe (English) Paperback

Description: Porterhouse Blue by Tom Sharpe Porterhouse is a backwoods institution which is supported by fee-paying students who buy their degrees. Sir Godber Evans, the new Master, is determined to make radical changes, provoking the wrath of the Dean, the Senior Tutor and, most intransigent of all, Skullion the Head Porter. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A Rabelaisian portrait of a college and the ancient traditions of the university, Porterhouse Blue is one of the best-loved classic comic novels of our time.______________________________The endlessly funny novel widely regarded as a classic of comic English literaturePorterhouse College is world renowned for its gastronomic excellence, the arrogance of its Fellows, its academic mediocrity and the social cache it confers on the athletic sons of country families.Sir Godber Evans, ex-Cabinet Minister and the new Master, is determined to change all this. Spurred on by his politically angular wife, Lady Mary, he challenges the established order and provokes the wrath of the Dean, the Senior Tutor, the Bursar and, most intransigent of all, Skullion the Head Porter - with hilarious and catastrophic results. Back Cover Terrific. It is light years since I read anything so original ... (the) character drawing is wonderful ... a very good book P. G. Wodehouse A toppling house of comic cards that knock you flat. He is the funniest author to have emerged for years Observer Chuckling good fun, a glorious romp Sunday Express This supremely entertaining book is guaranteed to make you laugh Books & Bookmen Tom Sharpe makes me laugh loud and long ... He offers so much to delight in. Ion Trewin, The Times Author Biography Tom Sharpe was born in 1928 and educated at Lancing College and Pembroke College, Cambridge. He did his national service in the Marines before moving to South Africa in 1951, where he did social work before teaching in Natal. He had a photographic studio in Pietermaritzburg from 1957 until 1961, and from 1963 to 1972 he was a lecturer in History at the Cambridge College of Arts and Technology.He is the author of sixteen bestselling novels, including Porterhouse Blue and Blott on the Landscape, which were serialised on television, and Wilt, which was made into a film. In 1986 he was awarded the XXIII me Grand Prix de lHumour Noir Xavier Forneret, and in 2010 he was awarded the inaugural BBK La Risa de Bilbao Prize. Tom Sharpe died in June 2013 at his home in northern Spain. Review Terrific. It is light years since I read anything so original ... (the) character drawing is wonderful ... a very good book -- P.G. WodehouseA toppling house of comic cards that knock you flat. He is the funniest author to have emerged for years * Observer *Chuckling good fun, a glorious romp * Sunday Express *This supremely entertaining book is guaranteed to make you laugh * Books & Bookmen *Tom Sharpe makes me laugh loud and long ... He offers so much to delight in -- Ion Trewin * The Times * Promotional A Rabelaisian portrait of a college and the ancient traditions of the university, Porterhouse Blue is one of the best-loved, classic comic novels of our times Review Text Terrific. It is light years since I read anything so original ... (the) character drawing is wonderful ... a very good book Review Quote Terrific. It is light years since I read anything so original ... (the) character drawing is wonderful ... a very good book Promotional "Headline" A Rabelaisian portrait of a college and the ancient traditions of the university, Porterhouse Blue is one of the best-loved classic comic novels of our time. Details ISBN0099435462 Author Tom Sharpe Pages 336 Year 2002 ISBN-10 0099435462 ISBN-13 9780099435464 Format Paperback Publication Date 2002-11-07 Imprint Arrow Books Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 823.914 Media Book Publisher Cornerstone Language English Edition 02000th Subtitle (Porterhouse Blue Series 1) Series Porterhouse Blue UK Release Date 2002-11-07 AU Release Date 2002-11-07 NZ Release Date 2002-11-07 Birth 1948 Death 2015 Affiliation University of Calgary, Canada Position Professor of Logic and Metaphysics Qualifications PhD Alternative 9781446474655 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:907393;

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