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David Blaize is a humorous coming-of-age novel centered on a young boy attending a preparatory school. The story opens in a unique classroom setting, a museum filled with curiosities, where the protagonist struggles to write a letter home amid distractions and lively school life... Read Full Overview

David Blaize is a novel of school life by English author Edward Frederic Benson. The first edition was published in 1916 by Hodder and Stoughton, London.Set in England before World War I, the novel describes David's years at prep school and public school, his studies, sports... Read Full Overview

David Blaize is the son of an archdeacon, the friend of a bishop's nephew, and this is a story of their friendship and life at a public school. Possibly the tale may be reminiscent of the author's own youth. It tells of cleanliness, physical and moral, of the self-restraint learned... Read Full Overview

Reproduction of the original: David Blaize by E.F Benson

David Blaize is a novel written by Edward Frederic Benson and first published in 1916. The story follows the titular character, David Blaize, as he navigates life at a private school in England during the early 20th century. David is a sensitive and imaginative boy who struggles... Read Full Overview

David Blaize is a novel written by Edward Frederic Benson and published in 1916. The story follows a young boy named David Blaize as he navigates his way through life at boarding school and beyond. Along the way, David encounters a variety of characters, including his fellow... Read Full Overview

David Blaize was among the most popular of the romantic friendship novels popular among British public school boys in the years leading up to the First World War. It is generally considered the most accomplished of those novels and is also more homoerotic than its contemporaries... Read Full Overview

Set against the backdrop of an Edwardian-era English boarding school, E.F. Benson's "David Blaize" explores the formative years of youth and the enduring power of friendship. This coming-of-age story delves into the complexities of prejudice and the search for self-discovery... Read Full Overview

"David Blaize" from Edward Frederic Benson. English novelist, biographer, memoirist, archaeologist and short story writer (1867 - 1940).

David Blaize is a novel written by Edward Frederic Benson and published in 1916. The story follows the life of David Blaize, a young boy who attends an English public school in the early 20th century. The novel is a coming-of-age tale that explores the themes of friendship, love,... Read Full Overview

E.F. Benson's delightfully nostalgic classic of public school life is in the tradition of P.G. Wodehouse's Tales of St. Austin's. Memorably evoking the joys and torments of boyhood, from midnight feasts and glorious days on the cricket field to waxy masters and hilariously embarrassing... Read Full Overview

This story is about school life, friendship and growing up at the end of the 19th century. The novel contains a mixture of everything. It is filled with humor, wit and rich details. The novel tells about the experience of our main character, starting with preparatory school and... Read Full Overview

This story is about school life, friendship and growing up at the end of the 19th century. The novel contains a mixture of everything. It is filled with humor, wit and rich details. The novel tells about the experience of our main character, starting with preparatory school and... Read Full Overview