Figure 1.--This was the public school that C. Serjeant wrote about. We do not yet know much about these books or the author. St. Basil's looks to be a boys' public school. The book here is The Hero of St. Basil's. It was first published in 1932.
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Figure 1.--This was the public school that C. Serjeant wrote about. We do not yet know much about these books or the author. St. Basil's looks to be a boys' public school. The book here is The Hero of St. Basil's. It was first published in 1932. |
This was the public school that C. Serjeant wrote about. We do not yet know much about these books or the author. St. Basil's looks to be a boys' public school. The book here is The Hero of St. Basil's. It was first published in 1932. The edition seen here was published in 1958 by Pickering and Inglis Ltd. There is no indication of who the illustrator is, but the cover illustration looksto havevbeen updated. The boys look most smart in their blue blazers featuring a white border. Note the pockets which are stuffed with pens and papers. They wear grey long trousers and caps.
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