Project Gutenberg 2004-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 133 Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville) 1881 1975 Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville Windham, Basil Wodehouse, P.G. The Gold Bat Reading ease score: 83.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Suzanne L. Shell, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Gold Bat" by P. G. Wodehouse is a novel written in the early 20th century during the Edwardian era. The narrative centers around life at Wrykyn School, a fictional boarding school for boys, and focuses on themes of friendship, sportsmanship, and the challenges of adolescence. The primary characters include Trevor, the dynamic captain of the football team, and O'Hara, a mischievous student who brings humor and chaos to their school life. The opening of the story introduces readers to the setting of Wrykyn School, where a football match has just concluded. We meet Trevor and his teammates as they discuss their performance and the team's dynamics, particularly the struggles of a new player, Rand-Brown. The narrative quickly establishes the competitive atmosphere of school sports while hinting at a deeper issue involving a secret society known as the League that seems to be stirring trouble in their midst. Additionally, the mention of a cherished gold bat adds an intriguing subplot that promises further developments in the school’s social life and competition. Overall, the beginning sets up a lively and engaging world brimming with adolescent antics and camaraderie. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Humorous stories, English Boys -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Schools -- Juvenile fiction Sports -- Juvenile fiction PR PZ Text School Stories Humor Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Humour Browsing: Fiction 293199 293200 2024-10-03T11:11:08.649289 2023-10-03T09:52:39.195572 text/html text/html 318289 2012-08-26T15:59:50 text/html; charset=us-ascii 107990 2012-08-26T16:11:28 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 171859 2024-10-03T11:11:14.807264 application/epub+zip 175540 2024-10-03T11:11:10.397292 application/epub+zip 175540 2024-10-03T11:11:09.253299 application/epub+zip 309791 2024-10-03T11:11:18.355256 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 275325 2024-10-03T11:11:14.159264 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 244596 2022-09-03T13:57:21.379790 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 266409 266327 2024-10-03T11:11:07.690325 2023-10-03T09:52:38.420616 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 266236 2012-08-26T15:59:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 100968 2012-08-26T16:11:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21197 2024-10-03T11:11:18.492227 application/rdf+xml 9662 2024-10-03T11:11:09.823267 image/jpeg 2766 2024-10-03T11:11:09.537271 image/jpeg 167042 2024-10-03T11:11:08.675276 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia