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| Author | P. G. Wodehouse |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Comedy novel |
| Publisher | Adam & Charles Black |
Publication date | 18 September 1902 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| OCLC | 2124818 |
The Pothunters is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse published on 18 September 1902 by Adam & Charles Black. It was Wodehouse's first published novel, and the first of several school stories, this one set at the fictional public school of St. Austin's. It was originally published as a serial in the British magazine Public School Magazine from January to March 1902. An American edition was issued from imported sheets.[1]
The novel follows the lives of several of the schoolboys as they study, take part in their school sports (particularly boxing and running), and enjoy tea in their studies. After two of the school's silver sports trophies ('pots' in contemporary slang) are stolen in a burglary, the boys, their masters, and the police join in the hunt for the 'pots'.
Several characters in the novel also appear in stories about St. Austin's published in the short story collection Tales of St. Austin's (1903).
- ^ McIlvaine (1990), pp. 11–12, A1.