Anthony Buckeridge wrote comic British school stories, best known for the long-running Jennings series set at Linbury Court preparatory school. Jennings Goes to School introduces John Christopher Timothy Jennings and his friend Darbishire, whose enthusiasm, misunderstandings and elaborate plans repeatedly create trouble for masters and classmates. Jennings Follows a Clue, Jennings' Little Hut and later books use school routines, clubs, sports and minor mysteries as frameworks for verbal comedy and escalating confusion. Buckeridge's humour depends on lively dialogue, invented schoolboy expressions and the contrast between Jennings's confidence and his actual understanding of events. The books are episodic, gentle and easy to dip into. They fit classic school stories, children's comedy and boarding-school fiction, especially for readers of Richmal Crompton's William books who enjoy comic misinterpretation rather than serious school drama. Read more Less
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