The Human Boy And The War

Eden Phillpotts (1862 - 1960)

Published in 1916, this is the third collection of thirteen humorous short stories about English school boys in a boarding school in the fictitious village Merivale. This book, of course, has World War I as a backdrop. Each story is told in the voice of a different boy at the school. The author wrote two other books in this series: The Human Boy (1900) and The Human Boy Again (1908). Eden Phillpotts was popular with the reading public and wrote prolifically novels, short stories, poetry, plays, and nonfiction. (David Wales)

Genre(s): Single Author Collections

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 The Battle Of The Sand-Pit David Wales
00:29:39
Play 02 The Mystery Of Fortescue David Wales
00:25:28
Play 03 The Countrymen Of Kant David Wales
00:28:19
Play 04 Travers Minor, Scout David Wales
00:26:56
Play 05 The Hutchings Testimonial David Wales
00:29:27
Play 06 The Fight David Wales
00:32:33
Play 07 Percy Minimus And His Tommy David Wales
00:22:49
Play 08 The Prize Poem David Wales
00:31:44
Play 09 The Revenge David Wales
00:26:21
Play 10 The ''Turbot's'' Aunt David Wales
00:24:26
Play 11 Cornwallis And Me And Fate David Wales
00:29:11
Play 12 For The Red Cross David Wales
00:30:14
Play 13 The Last Of Mitchell David Wales
00:22:16