The Gold Bat A British Humor Classic Author:P. G. Wodehouse The Gold Bat - first published in 1904 - is set in the fictional public school of Wrykyn. With typically funny prose, Wodehouse writes of how two boys, O'Hara and Moriarty, tar and feather a statue of the local politician as a prank. They get away with it, but O'Hara had borrowed a tiny gold cricket bat belonging to Trevor, the captain of the c... more »ricket team, and after the escapade he discovers the trinket is missing. Schoolboy honor is at stake, and includes a mysterious society called the League, as Trevor and friends try to get the gold bat back. Enjoy! "Wodehouse's idyllic world can never stale. He will continue to release future generations from captivity that may be more irksome than our own. He has made a world for us to live in and delight in." EVELYN WAUGH. "He exhausts superlatives" STEPHEN FRY. "Pure word music" DOUGLAS ADAMS.« less