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The Gold Bat

by P. G. Wodehouse

The boys of Wrykyn School battle to defend their honor against rival sports teams and enemies from within.

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First published
1923
Length
43,134 words
Reading time
About 3 hr
Language
English (UK)

About the book

Trevor, the captain of the Wrykyn football team, finds his schoolboy honor in jeopardy when a miniature gold bat known to be in his keeping is misplaced in the course of a prank executed by O’Hara, the irrepressible Irishman. Trevor, O’Hara, and others must find the bat to preserve Trevor’s honor, while also ensuring Wrykyn’s victory in football over their arch-rival Ripton, and suffering increasingly audacious attacks from the sinister and anonymous League.

The Gold Bat is one of P. G. Wodehouse’s earliest works, and the first of several set at the fictional boys’ public school Wrykyn. It was originally serialized in The Captain magazine and later published by A & C Black, London.

the Read4Max reading text contains approximately 43,134 words arranged in 24 navigable sections.

About the author

P. G. Wodehouse

P. G. Wodehouse (1881–1975) is described by Wikidata as English author (1881–1975), with citizenship or national association recorded as United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom, and United States.

Recorded occupations include writer, novelist, playwright, librettist, lyricist, and humorist. Languages recorded for P. G. Wodehouse include English. Open Library identifies Right Ho, Jeeves as a leading work in its author record. Open Library catalogs 2773 works under this author record. The Read4Max catalog currently includes A Damsel in Distress, A Gentleman of Leisure, A Prefect’s Uncle, Indiscretions of Archie, Mike, Psmith, Journalist, and The Adventures of Sally under P. G. Wodehouse's authorship.

1881–1975

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Themes and ideas

  • Humorous stories, English
  • Boys
  • Schools
  • Sports

Table of contents

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  1. I
  2. II
  3. III
  4. IV
  5. V
  6. VI
  7. VII
  8. VIII
  9. IX
  10. X
  11. XI
  12. XII
  13. XIII
  14. XIV
  15. XV
  16. XVI
  17. XVII
  18. XVIII
  19. XIX
  20. XX
  21. XXI
  22. XXII
  23. XXIII
  24. XXIV
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