A few great school novels

A Listmania! list by Doll Common (Cambridge, UK)
 
Tom Brown's Schooldays (Oxford World's Classics)
1.  Tom Brown's Schooldays (Oxford World's Classics) by Thomas Hughes
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  "The original, and some say, best."
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Eric, or, Little by Little (Dodo Press)
2.  Eric, or, Little by Little (Dodo Press) by Rev. F. W. Farrar
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  "By turns hilarious and disturbing for its fire-and-brimstone Christian morality preaching."
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The Complete Stalky & Co (Oxford World's Classics)
3.  The Complete Stalky & Co (Oxford World's Classics) by Rudyard Kipling
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  "In my opinion, one of, if not the, greatest examples of the genre.  Hilarious, amoral and utterly charming!"
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Molesworth (Penguin Modern Classics)
4.  Molesworth (Penguin Modern Classics) by Geoffrey Willans
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  "Brilliant.  And Searle's inimitable illustrations are the perfect accompaniment."
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Goodbye Mr Chips
5.  Goodbye Mr Chips by James Hilton
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  "Touching and inspirational."
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First Term at Malory Towers
6.  First Term at Malory Towers by Enid Blyton
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  "I loved this series - the girls' version of school stories!"
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Swinesend: Britain's Greatest Public School
7.  Swinesend: Britain's Greatest Public School by William Dornan
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  "Haven't read this, but it looks like a great public school pastiche."
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Book 1)
8.  Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Book 1) by J. K. Rowling
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  "Hogwarts - the best school ever?"
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Loom of Youth
9.  Loom of Youth by Alec Waugh
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  "Brother of Evelyn gives his opinion on public school life.  A raw and vivid account as he was only 19 when he wrote it and fresh out of school himself."
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