{"product_id":"the-politeness-of-princes-and-other-school-stories-paperback","title":"The Politeness of Princes: And Other School Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eP. G. Wodehouse\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Politeness of Princes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther School Stories\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eP. G. Wodehouse\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORT STORIES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapple, a boy in Seymour's house, has trouble dragging himself out of bed in time for breakfast; sleeping in a small room by himself, he generally arrives just as the other boys are leaving, and has to charm the staff into providing him with food and coffee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEventually, Seymour notices his tardiness, and begins to punish him for arriving late. Chapple, taking advice from his friends, tries leaving the sheets off his bed, so the cold will wake him; he pulls them on again and sleeps on. He tries setting his watch ahead; he forgets to wind it and is later than ever. Finally, he tries leaving his blankets off and setting his watch ahead, but wakes far too early.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaking a stroll round the school to kill time until breakfast, Chapple runs into another boy who is off to do some carpentry; he joins him, but loses track of time in the workshop, and misses breakfast once more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapple is moved into the main dormitory, an older boy taking his place in the small room. He no longer arrives late for breakfast...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCONTENTS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTHE POLITENESS OF PRINCES  1905]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSHIELDS' AND THE CRICKET CUP  1905]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR  1905]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTHE GUARDIAN  1908]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA CORNER IN LINES  1905]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTHE AUTOGRAPH HUNTERS  1905]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePILLINGSHOT, DETECTIVE  1910]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 72\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.15 x 10 x 7.01 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 02, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42115268247687,"sku":"9781535057479","price":12.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/994180daee4d49fa517cc7d63a6a25d2.webp?v=1732507529","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-politeness-of-princes-and-other-school-stories-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}