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combining the memories of people who were there with a gripping account of an extraordinary merchant ship at the end of empires. AndrewWilton (53-60) The Painter’s Boy: An Historical Caprice This is a gripping and often comic adventure story that spreads across Victorian London, and brings the personalities of the artist, JMW Turner and some of his famous contemporaries into fascinating focus. 'Graced by ingeniously drawn characters, deft timing of twists, and a to-die-for climax. A stunner.' The Liar in the Library 'A new Simon Brett is an event for mystery fans' P. D. JAMES Simon Brett (57-64) The Killer in the Choir The third of four special publications to accompany a year-long display of works fromBarcelona’s ‘la Caixa’ Collection at Whitechapel Gallery, selected by and featuring newly-commissioned fictional works by some of the most original English and Spanish-language writers working today. GrahamSwift (60-66) Learning to Swim Graham Swift’s first collection of short stories confirms his power to bring an edge of the extraordinary, the dangerous or the subversive into otherwise familiar, safe, even comforting settings. HereWe Are It is Brighton, 1959, and the theatre at the end of the pier is having its best summer season in years. Ronnie, a brilliant young magician, and Evie, his dazzling assistant, are top of the bill, drawing audiences each night. Meanwhile, Jack – Jack Robinson, as in ‘before you can say’ – is everyone’s favourite compère, a born entertainer, holding the whole show together. Peter Gulland (50–56) The Toll Roads of Buckinghamshire 1706 – 1881 The story of turnpike roads, the toll roads of the 18th and 19th centuries, is the story of the selecting and making of the main road network that we use today. In this book Peter Gulland has merged a study of Buckinghamshire’s turnpike trust records with on-the-ground observation of the roads TomMcCarthy (78-86) Empty House of the Stare that the trusts built and improved. The results will make history visible on roads that you travel every day.
Our School Stories: Tales inspired by Dulwich College and PGWodehouse A collection of eleven tales set in, or inspired by, school. With stories and illustrations fromOAs, staff and current pupils, they follow in the tradition of PGWodehouse's own school stories, ranging from farce and satire to macabre tales of the supernatural and meditations on memory and belonging. Dr Ian Brinton, former staff member Infinite Riches: Dulwich College Poets 1950 to the Present Day This is a critical history of the influential range of poetry which developed at the College in the post-war period. Dr Jan Piggott, Fellow of Dulwich College Wodehouse's School Days This book shows howWodehouse, between 1902 and 1911, by youthful alchemy transformed the primary material of his late Victorian experience at a great new public school into a fascinating body of fiction, now almost neglected in the shade of his more popular books. This history has been written to mark the 400th anniversary of Dulwich College. Much of the story is well known and can be found together with full references and sources, in greater detail in Jan Piggott's 2008 publication Dulwich College: a History, 1616-2008. Dr Jan Piggott and Dr Nick Black Dulwich 400
TomPollock (92-02) Heartstream
‘I just wanted to see you. Before the end. ’A taut psychological thriller about obsession, fame and betrayal, for fans of Black Mirror.
Hugh Gault (66-73) 1900 Liverpool Lives: The Threads That Bind
The history of everyday lives, contrasting the people who lived in two streets in Liverpool – six miles but different worlds apart, yet both having strong women in their midst. Simon Brading (87-94) The Misfit Squadron (four book series) The Second Great War from book 1, is going poorly for the Kingdom of Britain. The British Isles are under siege and the only thing standing between the all-conquering Prussian army and victory is a thin strip of blue water and the gallant men and women of the Royal Aviator Corps. AdamKay (93-98) Twas The Nightshift Before Christmas From the author of record breaking million copy bestseller This Is Going To Hurt . Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas is a love letter to all those who spend their festive season on the front line, removing babies and baubles from the various places they get stuck, at the most wonderful time of the year. Patrick Humphries (63-69) Dulwich College: Cradle of Writers 2019 Celebrating OA authors: AEWMason's The Four Feathers has been filmed a record seven times; PGWodehouse remains the pre-eminent writer of comic prose; Raymond Chandler created the archetypal private eye, Philip Marlowe; Dennis Wheatley's thrillers sold in large numbers; and CS Forester conceived Hornblower and wrote the Oscar-winning The African Queen. The afterword by Dr Spence reflects on extant OA novelists, including Michael Ondaatje, Graham Swift, TomMcCarthy and TomRob Smith
The books above are available to purchase from the College shop, the Commissariat
Edited by Richard T Kelly Above Average at Games: The Very Best of PGWodehouse on Sport This rollicking anthology, selected, edited and introduced by the novelist Richard T. Kelly, offers a vivid picture of Wodehouse at play – in the ring, at the crease, on the tee – which is guaranteed to please any sporting crowd. Anthony Reuben (85-92) Statistical: Ten Easy Ways to Avoid Being Misled By Numbers Written by Anthony Reuben, the BBC's first head of statistics, Statistical is an accessible and empowering guide to challenging the numbers all around us.
Julian Hitch (92-02) Winning Not Fighting
IN PRINT We are proud so many OAs and Dulwich College staff have gone on to have successful literary careers. They have published books across a wide range of genres and subject specialisms.
The book draws on the philosophy of Wing Tsun, an ancient Chinese martial art, to offer a profound and practical guide to achieving success at work, life and business.
Russ Kane (62-71) The Gatekeeper
TaranMatharu (04-09) The Chosen
Four unrelated brutal deaths. No motive. No clues. But this a mere harbinger of the horror waiting to be unleashed. Paul Arnott (70-79) Windrush: A Ship Through Time A vivid biography of a unique vessel,
The Chosen introduces the first book in the Contender trilogy, an epic young adult fantasy from Taran Matharu, author of the New York Times bestselling Summoner series.
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