Frank Richards — Trouble for Tom Merry (Fanfare Series)

Spring Books Hardback, 280pp. Trouble starts for Tom Merry when he accidentally knocks down Knox of the Sixth on his bicycle. If Knox had not been the most unpleasant prefect in the school he would have taken Tom Merry's word that it was an accident, but instead a train of events is set in motion that threatens to keep Tom Merry out of the important cricket match against Greyfriars. That aristocratic dandy of St Jim's, Arthur Augustus D'Arcy, lives up to his reputation of being a well-meaning ass by interfering on Tom's behalf and making matters ten times worse. Even so it looks as though Tom will get over his difficulties without too much trouble. But this is reckoning without the intervention of that greatest wrecker of schoolboy plans in history, William George Bunter. It is Bunter who, as usual, really makes a mess of things. DJ; Owner's Name inside. Dust jacket worn with several small tears and general wear on edges. Fair.