Published by Folio Society. Nigel is a schoolboy at St Custard's, a fictional (and dysfunctional) prep school located in a carefully unspecified part of England. The only reason I kept on was for the delightfully obvious Nigel/Fotherington-Tomas backslash. I loved Molesworth when I was in my early teens. Tight leaves. Molesworth and his buddies get up to many hi-jinks and shenanigans which are generally instigated by our hero. To see what your friends thought of this book, Look on Amazon and you will find this and all the individual books. A goody-goody, a wet and a weed. However if you look at alternative suppliers you will find better prices though th. It's not. Other masters include Sigismund Arbuthnot, the mad maths master, who frequently appears as Molesworth's nemesis in his daydreams. Nigel Molesworth is a fictional character, the supposed author of a series of books about life in an English prep school named St Custard's. It's not. Searle had grown disillusioned with his (very popular) St Trinian's School series but had promised his publisher Max Parrish another Christmas best-seller. According to the listing in "Goodreads", this book is by Geoffrey Willans. It is ruled with an iron fist by Headmaster Grimes (BA, Stoke-on-Trent), who is constantly in search of cash to supplement his income and has a part-time business running a whelk stall. I remember very little about it, except for a general feeling that I enjoyed it. 401pgs. I had forgotten I'd ever read this book for a long time. The dialect is hard to decipher. Television (then still relatively novel to British households), the start of space travel and the atomic age, the Davy Crockett craze and "How to be a young Elizabethan" all feature, as well as more timeless topics such as Christmas, the French, journalism (with N. Molesworth, Ace Reporter) and Gurls. I would improve this book by making the language more understandable even if it portrays the character. Welcome back. was funny, but the others just harp on the same one-note song. St Custard's, according to Molesworth, "was built by a madman in 1836". It maketh me to frolik about saing hullo birds hullo sky which is what the gurlies do but i am a gurlie of corse as any fule kno. I really loved it. I first read "How to be Topp" when I was very young. The name also crops up for the headmaster of Porridge Court, who is named 'Hoggwart' in the book. Through a series of vignettes, sketches and wild fancies of imagination, Molesw. Ronald William Fordham Searle, CBE, RDI (3 March 1920 – 30 December 2011) was an English artist and satirical cartoonist, comics artist, sculptor, medal designer and illustrator.He is perhaps best remembered as the creator of St Trinian's School and for his collaboration with Geoffrey Willans on the Molesworth … I finished the first (Down with skool, i think). What Happened to Offred? Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published If there is such a thing as a genius, then Willans and Searle together were one. This is a classic children's series (bound together in its entirety here) about a boy named Nigel Molesworth who narrates his time in a boy's boarding school called St. Custard's. The Compleet Molesworth (1958) by Geoffrey Willans and Ronald Searle is the beloved book we're celebrating in this special fifth birthday episode of Backlisted cheers cheers. 'Written by Geoffrey Willans, and illustrated with sheer brilliance by Ronald Searle, this reissue of The Compleet Molesworth brings n. molesworth [who first appeared in Punch magazine in the 1950's] back to entertain a new generation of schoolboys - whatever their age. He's such a prat but so viciously funny with it. The phrase 'as any fule kno' was also used as the title of a Deep Purple song, "Any Fule Kno That". I finally did myself a solid and purchased this book for my v. own cheers cheers it had been such a long time since I read of the exploits of the gorriler of 3B i had wanted to read it agane but no copy was to be obtaned from our local bookmongers lo these many years chiz chiz yar boo sucks. THE COMPLEET MOLESWORTH. A gauranteed pick-me-up, no matter how down you are. We’d love your help. Nigel Molesworth, the self-styled "curse of st custards" and "goriller of 3b". '. Picture This: "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" and.... Has anyone read any other Geoffrey Willians? The Compleet Molesworth by Geoffrey Willans, Ronald Searle, Tim Rice on January 1st 1970 Genres: Fiction, General, Humor, Humorous, Literary, Satire Goodreads ISBN: 1851450017 . In The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume III: Century, Basil Fotherington-Thomas cameos in Chapter 2 as a member of the band "Purple Orchestra". Considering Molesworth's phonetic spelling, it is possible that Peason's name is actually. Nigel Molesworth is a fictional character, the supposed author of a series of books about life in an English prep school named St Custard's. Molesworth was played by Willie Rushton, with Penelope Nice as his wife Louise, and Clive Swift as the now aged ex-headmaster Grimes.[5]. I was intrigued by the illustrations that were depicted on the cover and its comparison to my dear Roald Dahl. by Penguin Classics. It maketh me to frolik about saing hullo birds hullo sky which is what the gurlies do but i am a gurlie of cors. Illustrated end papers. The slightly alien world of the setting of the books, a fictional English public school, formed a significant part of the comedy, however the behaviours of the boys (including Molesworth, Molesworth 2, Grabber, Peason and Fotherington-Tomas hello birds hello sky) were all familiar enough to allow some degree of identification. The books were written by Geoffrey Willans, with cartoon illustrations by Ronald Searle. 2014 . This is a classic children's series (bound together in its entirety here) about a boy named Nigel Molesworth who narrates his time in a boy's boarding school called St. Custard's. The Compleet Molesworth This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The Molesworth books were very funny when I was a public schoolboy and now I am a middle-aged man, they are just as funny. As good as ever. Searle, Ronald, introduction to reprint of, Learn how and when to remove this template message, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume III: Century, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nigel_Molesworth&oldid=1013776369, Characters in British novels of the 20th century, Articles needing additional references from November 2011, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. I liked the way the author chose to draw a few pages every. Almost 60 years since Nigel Molesworth, the curse of St. Custards, turned a withering eye on the English public school system, the British class system, and life in general, his four masterpieces, "Down With Skool", "How to be Topp", "Whizz for Atoms", and "Back in the Jug Agane" are still as fresh as the day they were written. This page was last edited on 23 March 2021, at 11:48. One would probably get more out of it if one has been to an English public school (I was state school educated, so The Bash Street Kids will always be closer to my heart), but with the smell of chalk-dust and semolina entwined throughout, this is a pure English classic. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. You do not review Molesworth, you can only pay homage to one of the funniest creations in English literature. November 2nd 2000 First read In the Jug Again as a boy. now and then to show it was written by a middle school child. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Originally published as four books, and illustrated by Roald Searles. I laughed out loud. Where can I get this book? This is a blunderbuss approach to satire, so some of it is quite hit or miss, but at its best it’s hilarious. 10/10. Nostalgia and fun. The terror of 3B would no doubt be disgusted that we saw him in such a wet and weedy way, but I guess it often happens that something intent on mocking the establishment becomes, eventually, part of the establishment. Simon Brett later wrote two sequels to the series in which a grown-up Nigel offered his observations on subjects such as jobs, family, holidays and D.I.Y. It is regularly mentioned in passing that his father is a General. The Compleet Molesworth by Geoffrey Willans and Ronald Searle (co-creator and illustrator) had been on my TRL for ages. Described by Nigel thus "uterly wet and a weed it panes me to think i am of the same blud". I couldn't tell you why, so my rating is based on vague nostalgia alone. In fact, Rowling mentions in the essay that she had read the books. The collaboration of Geoffrey Willans who crafted the inimitable prose (and even more inimitable spelling) and Ronald Searle who drew the matchless illustrations, produced a little world of surreal perfection which is still mercifully open to those who can leave their grown-upness outside the creaking gates of St. Custard's. One of my favourite podcasts, Backlisted, which looks each fortnight at a book that has fallen into neglect, celebrates its fifth birthday with an episode on the four Molesworth books by Geoffrey Willans and Ronald Searle, which are published in one volume as The Compleet Molesworth. The topics covered extend from boarding-school life to reflections on the culture of 1950s Britain. I borrowed my parents copies many years ago and then they eventually got me my own... a great set of creative talents came together and Molesworth was born. This post contains affiliate links which you can use to purchase the book. Searle was initially sceptical about another school-based project but was won over by the examples he was given to read by Willans. (The Compleet Molesworth, p. 243) Coo ur gosh i expect this is a bit of a shock especially for the gurls. The Compleet Molesworth is an omnibus of four books: Down with Skool! (This is even funnier once you get to know Headmaster Grimes who is particularly fond of the cane.) Molesworth 2, his younger brother. "Do ye ken John Plunk in his tinkle-tinkle-zing" will be with me forever. No inscriptions. The Compleet Molesworth (1958) by Geoffrey Willans and Ronald Searle is the beloved book we're celebrating in this special fifth birthday episode of Backlisted, cheers cheers.. This will always be in my top 10 nostalgic books. One of the funniest books I have ever read. 401pgs. In fact, it's a dual effort, Ronald Searle being the other contributor, and the latter's zany, way-out illustrations contribute as much as the text to this work being one of the all-time classics of school comedy. This hav been becos if you get maried it hav to be to a GURL chiz and hitherto my conviction hav been that GURLS are uterly wet and weedstruck. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Refresh and try again. His parents are extremely rich and Molesworth cynically opines that Grabber "could win a brownies knitting badge for the ushual amount". Unlike these others, however, the Molesworth books do not consist of linear storylines but rather feature Molesworth's wisdom on a variety of topics as well as his fanciful daydreams. Sigismund Arbuthnot, the mad maths master. The collaboration of Geoffrey Willans who crafted the inimit. The dialect is hard to decipher, but it's nothing to Trainspotting, so. He has curly blond locks and is prone to skip around the school girlishly saying "Hullo clouds, hullo sky". I will pick it up again for the other books, but found that one book of Molesworth goes a pretty long way. The books in the series are, in order of original publication: They are part of a British tradition of children's books set at boarding schools (school stories), which includes the Billy Bunter stories, the Jennings novels and most recently the Harry Potter books. And re-re-read times without number. [I expected this to be a juvenile Flashman. by Geoffrey Willans; Wendy Cope. Through a series of vignettes, sketches and wild fancies of imagination, Molesworth skewers the regiment and routine of an English public school – taking apart the Masters, the subjects themselves, other pupils and even parents. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. The Compleet Molesworth Written by Geoffrey Willans and illustrated by Ronald Searle. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. But now i have a copy in my hot ickle hands much to the astonishment of various weeds and wets. I discovered this book as an adult, and though I went to school in America, Molesworth's views on school, camaraderie, and people he doesn't want to admit are his friends (but are) feel timeless. This book a sort of guide to life, written from the point of view of Nigel Molesworth, a mischievous schoolboy. Illustrated end papers. I first read this book when I was at a school that could have been the model for St Custards and I got into trouble for being unable to control my hysterical laughter. 3rd. I bought a copy for my grandson's birthday and now I am sorry that I gave it away. I was intrigued by the illustrations that were depicted on the cover and its comparison to my dear Roald Dahl. Superb illustrations by Searle. Almost 60 years since Nigel Molesworth, the curse of St. Custards, turned a withering eye on the English public school system, the British class system, and life in general, his four masterpieces, "Down With Skool", "How to be Topp", "Whizz for Atoms", and "Back in the Jug Agane" are still as fresh as the day they were written. (The Headmaster is greedy and generally does all he can to cut corners most notably with the selection of food offered to the students.) was funny, but the others just harp on the same one-note song. This was a wonderful trip down memory lane for me. The Compleet Molesworth Author Willans, Geoffrey Illustrator Searle, Ronald Format/binding Hardcover Book condition Used - Very Good- Jacket condition Fair Quantity available 1 Edition 1st Edition Binding Hardcover Publisher Max Parrish Place of Publication London Date published 1958 Keywords FICTION OMNIBUS HUMOR UK Unpriced. Headmaster GRIMES. I can see how it ended up being a classic, however. Gillibrand, another of Molesworth's classmates. Down with Skool! If you can get used to the bad spelling, grammatical errors, made-up slang, and seemingly arbitrary abbreviations for everything you will see why this has held up as a true children's classic. "Aktually it is only fotherington-tomas he sa Hullo clouds hullo sky he is a girlie and love the scents and sounds of nature tho the less i smell and hear them the better.". Two original pen and ink illustrations for The Compleet Molesworth, comprising: 'The Assyrian came down like the wolf on a fold, mogley-howard one', signed with initials in blue biro ("RS"), 150 x 126mm. 11 vols. As was Fotherington Thomas, but we don't speak about him. PDF NEW [The Compleet Molesworth] ß Nigel Molesworth the ‘goriller of 3B’ and ‘curse of st custard’s’ is the superb chronicler of life Amidst all of this tomfoolery Willans and Searle have taken jabs at the inequalities of the classes by showcasing the Head Boy Grabber as only being placed in such a prestigious position because his parents shell out lots of money. My introduction to satire and I was thrilled. Nothing... Free shipping over $10. And I am Brazilian, which means some of the humor just went above my head. As you kno it hav long been an open secret in 3b that i never intend to get maried. Every teacher dreads Molesworth and for good reason. 'Written by Geoffrey Willans, and illustrated with sheer brilliance by Ronald Searle, this reissue of The Compleet Molesworth brings n. molesworth [who first appeared in Punch magazine in the 1950's] back to entertain a new generation of schoolboys - whatever their age. This is a must read for anybody who enjoys a belly laugh and the repeated cocking of snooks at the English and their societies. Headmasters "are always very ferce and keep thousands of KANES chiz moan drone". It was on my father's bookshelf, pushed haphazardly in among the more erudite and literary offerings of George Orwell and the poetry of Byron. The Molesworth books were the result of an approach by Willans to the cartoonist, Searle, to illustrate a series of books based on a column he had been writing for Punch. I was intrigued by the illustrations that were depicted on the cover and its comparison to my dear Roald Dahl. Pictorial … [3] (Notably, there is mention of a 'Latin pla' which Molesworth has to read:'the Hogwarts'. A book to skim, laugh at, then put away for another few years/ Not a gud way to lurn to spel. Herbert Geoffrey Willans was an English author and journalist, is best known as the co-creator, with the illustrator Ronald Searle, of Nigel Molesworth, the "goriller of 3b and curse of St. Custard's". Start by marking “Molesworth” as Want to Read: Error rating book. Between the initial publication in 1953 and Willans' death in 1958 (aged 47) three books were completed and most of a fourth (Back in the Jug Agane) written; the Compleet Molesworth anthology was also under way. The jacket has chipping and wear to extremities and folds, now in removable protective sleeve, please see … This book is replete with bad spelling (evidenced in the title) and absolutely stunning illustrations by Searle who was a satirical cartoonist (perfect for this series). No inscriptions. The Compleet Molesworth by Geoffrey Willans and Ronald Searle (co-creator and illustrator) had been on my TRL for ages. I bought this to read "Down with Skool" but I don't think that I am going to bother with the rest. Down with Skool! Nigel Molesworth himself would be horrified to see himself described in such a way, but there is something quintessentially English and beautifully vintage about Molesworth’s take on public school life. But now i have a copy in my hot ickle hands much to the astonishment of various weeds and wets. I cannot listen to the march past of the Rifle Brigade without laughing. Comic observations on 1950s British school life complemented by illustrations. I also like how the author portrayed the characters feeling towards teachers using adjectives like snobbish. As it is, this was a pain to finish. His fellow pupils include Grabber, the head boy and "winner of the Mrs Joyful Prize for Rafia work", whose wealthy father owns a publishing business; Peason, Molesworth's "grate frend" and companion on his frequently imagined interplanetary adventures; Fotherington-Tomas, the school sissy; and Molesworth 2, Nigel's annoying younger brother. They appeared in instalments in the children's magazine The Young Elizabethan, described by Molesworth as "the super smashing New Young Elizabethan ahem (advert.)". The Compleet Molesworth, reprinted by Penguin as Molesworth These are considered absolute classics in the UK along with gems such as 1066 and all that. How to be Topp, Whizz for Atomms and Back in the Jug Agane. Molesworth and Peason build numerous inventions together. You can get this book for less than $20, if you live in the U.S. Yes, funny- clever, biting and so forth but also a bit predictably and a little tired. The English Works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury; Now First Collected and Edited by Sir William Molesworth, Bart., (London: Bohn, 1839-45). I finally did myself a solid and purchased this book for my v. own cheers cheers it had been such a long time since I read of the exploits of the gorriler of 3B i had wanted to read it agane but no copy was to be obtaned from our local bookmongers lo these many years chiz chiz yar boo sucks. Look on Amazon and you will find this and all the individual books. Schools like St Custards no longer exist (which is probably a good thing) but they certainly used to (I went to one) and this is a hilarious send up of English public schools. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for The Compleet Molesworth by Ronald Searle, Geoffrey Willans (Paperback, 1990) at the … Cave! I loved it too, and revisited it many times. The terror of 3B would no doubt be disgusted that we saw him in such a wet and weedy way, but I guess it often happens that something intent on mocking the establishment becomes, eventually, part of the establishment. Thirty-four years after the publication of her dystopian classic, The Handmaid's Tale, Atwood returns to continue the story of Offred. In 1987 the character was reprised for a four-part BBC Radio 4 series Molesworth. Tight leaves. The slightly alien world of the setting of the books, a fictional English public school, formed a significant part of the comedy, however the behaviours of the boys (including Molesworth, Molesworth 2, Grabber, Peason and Fotherington-Tomas hello birds hello sky). I agree with Philip Hensher ( a good 10 years younger than me) who wrote the introduction to this anthology: "I thought they were children's books, when I was a child, and now that I am an adult, think they are books for adults about childhood.". Nigel Molesworth himself would be horrified to see himself described in such a way, but there is something quintessentially English and beautifully vintage about Molesworth’s take on public school life. The Compleet Molesworth by Geoffrey Willans and Ronald Searle (co-creator and illustrator) had been on my TRL for ages. Nigel's spelling is consistently poor throughout all the books, with many words rendered phonetically, a feature found endearing by fans. I first read the Willans/Searle series of Molesworth books when I was in late primary school and at the time I found 'Down With Skool', 'How to be Topp', Whizz for Atomms' and 'Back in Jugg Agane' to be very funny, if a little strange. The first book, Down with Skool!, was published in October 1953 and by that Christmas had sold, according to Searle, 53,848 copies,[1] surpassing the performance of the previous year's The Terror of St Trinian's. The Compleet Molesworth (1958) by Geoffrey Willans and Ronald Searle is the beloved book we're celebrating in this special fifth birthday episode of Backlisted cheers cheers. [4]) Nigel Molesworth is at least as great an adolescent creation as William Brown or Adrian Mole, but with a delicious cynicism and insight that's definitely more William than Adrian. The Compleet Molesworth by Geoffrey Willans & Ronald Searle November 23, 2020 Backlisted 01:09:26 0 Comments The Compleet Molesworth (1958) by Geoffrey Willan… The writing is beautiful, as are the illustrations. It was used by Joanne Rowling to end an essay she wrote for Pegasus, the journal of the University of Exeter Department of Classics and Ancient History, reminiscing on her studies there. The school's traditional local rivals are Porridge Court, who regularly beat St Custard's convincingly in all sporting events. If you buy the book using that link, I will receive a small commission from the sale. Nearly fine condition. It's witty, cutting in its bluntness, and in general everything I hoped it would be. Molesworth was the first grate* misspeller, before the Internet and Leetspeak. 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