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The war has scarcely touched Otterbury, apart from one bomb which destroyed a few buildings near the centre, the site now known locally as "the incident" of the book's title. This is used for war-games by rival gangs from the local King's School.
- C. Day Lewis, Edward Ardizzone
- 1948
The Otterbury Incident is a drily humorous tale of a group of schoolchildren in a small English town who must deal with some rather unsavory characters on their own, despite all the adults hurrying about. C. Day Lewis, a professor of poetry at Oxford, has a deft, understated way with words.
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8 gen 2023 · the otterbury incident. by. c. day lweis. Publication date. 1948. Publisher. penguin books, ltd. Collection. internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled.
Summary. A reissue of a much-loved adventure which has stood the test of time and is as exciting today as when it was first published nearly 70 years ago. It all begins when Nick breaks the classroom window with his football, and the Headmaster says Nick has to pay for the damage. Nick has no more hope of raising the money than of going to the ...
6 lug 2017 · Paperback – 6 July 2017. A reissue of a much-loved adventure which has stood the test of time and is as exciting today as when it was first published nearly 70 years ago. It all begins when Nick breaks the classroom window with his football, and the Headmaster says Nick has to pay for the damage.
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- C. Day Lewis
The Otterbury Incident. Cecil Day Lewis. Putnam, 1948 - Children's stories, English - 148 pages. When a schoolboy kicks a football through the heasmaster's window, his friends decide to help...
6 lug 2017 · The Otterbury Incident. C. Day Lewis. Penguin UK, Jul 6, 2017 - Juvenile Fiction - 240 pages. A reissue of a much-loved adventure which has stood the test of time and is as exciting today as...
