Alex Renton (2017) School of Hard Knocks: The Dark Underside to Boarding School Books

Violence, cruelty and sexual confusion are as much a part of boarding school literature as japes and cricket. Alex Renton surveys a troubled genre from Kipling to Rowling.

The Guardian 8 April 2017 – Read the article

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