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The Head of Kay's

P. G. Wodehouse

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .The school assembled at ten o'clock with a shadowy hope that this prize-day would be more exciting than the general run of prize-days, but they were disappointed. The function passed off without sensation. The headmaster did not denounce the school in an impassioned speech from the dais. He did not refer to the events of the previous evening. At the same time, his demeanour was far from jovial. It lacked that rollicking bonhomie which we like to see in headmasters on prize-day. It was evident to the most casual observer that the affair was not closed. The school would have to pay the bill sooner or later. But eight weeks would elapse before the day of reckoning, which was a comforting thought.

The last prize was handed over to its rightful owner. The last and dullest vote of thanks had been proposed by the last and dullest member of the board of governors. The Bishop of Rumtifoo (who had been selected this year to distribute the prizes) had worked off his seventy m. . . Read More

Community Reviews

Kay’s is the worst house at Eccleston public school, mostly because of Mr Kay, whose constant ridiculous criticisms drive Fenn, House Captain, so crazy that he behaves in a way that results in his demotion. Enter the new Head of Kay’s, Kennedy, sent to the house with a mission to buck it up. Will he

Oops. It was my intention to read Wodehouse's novels in chronological order and that lasted for precisely one book! By mistake I picked up the Head of Kay's rather than The Prefect's Uncle. Oh well, what is done is done, but there was a distinct advantage to my error. Jumping ahead to the 5th novel

This story had some interesting characters who were dealing with a rather unfair headmaster (Kay) and a pretty rowdy house of boys. They get into a lot of scrapes and have to pull together and unite in order to make their house a better place. I enjoyed that part of the story, although there are qui

The Head of Kay’s marks a turning point for Wodehouse. Not the last school story he would write, but the last of a continuous run from the beginning of his literary career. Kay’s tells the tale of an undisciplined house and of a boy, Kennedy, who is given the task as its new head boy of turning its

Maybe it was a mistake to re-read the PGW school books all in a row, but by this fourth one they all just seem to blend together in a boring morass. PGW knew this scene well, having spent several (happy) years in a similar institution, but it's hard for outsiders to get excited about plots revolving

I've now read half a dozen of these school boy type books as I work through a complete read of The Master. I've given up looking for The Master in The Apprentice and I'm just in it for survival. Really aside from a complete read of all the works of Wodehouse I can see little to recommend this book t

The Head of Kay’s is the fifth of Wodehouse’s school stories, and his sixth published work overall. Like the other early school stories, these are simple, relatively short novels that were probably intended for younger readers. The action takes place at the fictional public school of Eckleton, where

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