description: Set at a boarding school, The Pothunters is Wodehouses's first novel. The boys of the school are happy to study and take part in their school's boxing and running teams, but when a clan of burglaring ne'er- do-wells steals the school's sports trophies—"pots"—the students join in the hunt for the thieves. Sparkling and witty, The Pothunters is a treat for any Wodehouse fan and offers an unique glimpse into the mind of the writer.'You have been misinformed, I fear, Sir Alfred. I have not trespassed in your grounds for—ah—a considerable time.' The Head could not resist this thrust. In his unregenerate 'Varsity days he had been a power at the Union, where many a foeman had exposed himself to a verbal counter from him with disastrous results. Now the fencing must be done with buttons on the foils.
language: English
title: The Pothunters
titlecomplete: The Pothunters (School Stories, #1)
characters: Jim Thomson, Alfred Venner, Vaughan, Galloway, Inspector Roberts, Biffen, Jon Thompson, Dimsdale, Dawkins, Morrison, Daintree, Simpson, Arthur James Perceval, Grey, Stokes, Tony Graham, Jackson (The Pothunters and Other School Stories), Saunders, J. George Welch, Reade, Robert MacArthur, Mr. Ward, William, Barrett, Charteris, Alien Thomson, Drake, Adamson, Reginald Robinson, Parker, Plunkett, Ned, Perkins, Mr. Merevale, Dallas, Scott
genres: 20th Century, British Literature, School, Classics, Comedy, Fiction, Short Stories, Humor, Juvenile, School Stories
ratings_count: 917
places: United Kingdom
series: School Stories
publisher: Classic Books