Figure 1.--'The Six Bad Boys' is published by Lutterworth Press, 1951. According to an article in the book, this publication dramatizes a traumatic night when Enid Blyton's father had left home for good. The children here are clearly preparatory school students. I do not know who the illustratot was. |
One of the most popular setting was school, but interestingly they were almost always the exclusive public (private) schools attended by a fraction of English children. Much of the school literature in the late 19th and early 20th century was set at public schools. We also note some stories set at grammar school, academically selective secondary schools. This began to change after World War I (1914-18). We note fewer school stories being written and this was especially the case after World War II (1939-45). The stories that were written were increasingly likely to be written for younger children and often ser at prepartory schools, esebtially primary/junior high level private schools. Very few books were written set in state scools, with the possible exception of the Just William books.
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