Three cunning English schoolboys scheme, prank, and outmaneuver their masters at a seaside boarding school, turning every punishment into an opportunity for the next plot.
Books mentioned in Stalky & Co. (6)
Handley Cross by Robert Smith Surtees: ““Hullo, here’s a keeper,” said Stalky, shutting “Handley Cross” cautiously, and peering through the jungle.”
Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities by Robert Smith Surtees: “Then you’ll sweat horrid. You’d better carry my Jorrocks. ’Twon’t make you any hotter.”
Fors Clavigera by John Ruskin: “I went into their study the other night, unofficially, and McTurk was gluing up the back of four odd numbers of ‘Fors Clavigera.’””
Eric, or, Little by Little by Frederic W. Farrar: ““He read ‘Eric, or Little by Little,’” said McTurk; “so we gave him ‘St. Winifred’s, _or_ the World of School.’”
St. Winifred's, or The World of School by Frederic W. Farrar: ““He read ‘Eric, or Little by Little,’” said McTurk; “so we gave him ‘St. Winifred’s, _or_ the World of School.’”
Men and Women by Robert Browning: “Beetle had quietly annexed the book, and had seen--several things. The quarter-comprehended verses lived and ate with him”