Billy bunter the big fat bunter book hawk books 19. Books contributed by friardale 21 of 23 comic book. Kelly goes on to say that bunter, with his sublime ignorance both in education. Armada greyfriars books were published by mayfair in the late sixties and early seventies. Billy bunter billy bunter s bicycle 19600827 by audio only. Billy bunter of greyfriars school by frank richards. See more ideas about childrens books, books for boys and books. The final four issues were reprints from individual magnets from the egypt series and were poor they started. William george bunter known as billy bunter is a fictional schoolboy created by charles hamilton using the pen name frank richards. At least one sequence of bunter stories contains magical elements that make it more akin to a harry potter tale 5, and the larger than life aspects of the greyfriars stories often take on extraordinary proportions to match the physicality of billy bunter himself. He featured originally in stories set at greyfriars school in the boys weekly story paper the magnet first published in 1908, and has since appeared in novels, on television, in stage plays, and in comic strips. Billy bunter, the fat owl of the remove, is a fictional character created by charles hamilton using the pen name frank richards.
Billy bunter at butlins by frank richards, billy bunter and the crooked captain by frank richards, billy bunter s brainwav. See more ideas about books, books for boys and comics uk. Harry wharton, bob cherry, frank nugent, and hurree jamset ram singh. Home, sweet home, seemed to have few attractions for him. If there is no hyperlink on the file name then the file is not yet available.
Billy bunter books for sale in uk view 28 bargains. Billy bunters bolt by frank richards and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Billy bunter, the bounder and coker of greyfriars home. He features in stories set at greyfriars school, originally published in the boys weekly story paper the magnet from 1908 to 1940. Boys will be boys the story of sweeney todd, deadwood dick, sexton blake, billy bunter, dick barton, et al by turner, e s and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Stanley dare, the boy detective part 27 of 50 by anon. Recordings related to billy bunter, a fictional character created in 1908 in a boys weekly story paper in england. Google video has 4 episodes of the bunter tv series online.
This article is about billy bunter the fictional character primarily a literary character, not billy bunter of greyfriars school, the tv series. Billy bunters double by richards, frank and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Billy bunter of greyfriars school is a school story by charles hamilton writing as frank richards, using the characters and settings of the greyfriars school stories published from 1908 to 1940 in the magnet. The novel was an immediate success, with sales of 25,000 copies within a few weeks. Great savings free delivery collection on many items. It was only when i came to think about this idea of a book of a lifetime that i remembered billy bunter and how he has quietly stayed with me. Billy bunter is the most famous creation by the author charles hamilton, written under the pen name frank richards. Billy bunter blinked round cautiously several times as he rolled along the road towards courtfield common. The fattest face in the greyfriars remove registered sudden alarm. Going to the races with his sporting friend, sitting in a car to watch the races, and backing his fancy, appealed to the sporty dog of the remove. The first 10 or so were taken mainly from the schoolboys own library and cassell books and were fairly unabridged.
Books contributed by friardale 15 of 23 comic book plus. Books contributed by friardale 21 of 23 comic book plus. The series starred gerald campion, who was 29 at the time. Early 20th century english boys storypapers, pocket libraries and fiction featuring greyfriars, st jims and rookwood colleges from. William george billy bunter is a fictional schoolboy created by charles hamilton using the pen name frank richards. But for many collectors of boys books greyfriars is so real that it is almost their second old school. Armada armada greyfriars books were published by mayfair in the late sixties and early seventies. Chapman, the original magnet artist who first put bunter in his famous check trousers. Although the stories are focused on the remove or lower fourth form, whose most famous pupil was billy bunter, other characters also featured on a regular basis. Billy bunter and the blue mauritius frank richards.
Billy bunter cassell book series 22 books latest book in the series. Billy bunter of greyfriars school, billy bunter s banknote, billy bunter s barring out, billy bunter in brazil, billy bunter s christmas party, billy bu. Often, only too often, did other remove fellows have to dodge getting landed. Billy bunter project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. A moment before, billy bunter had been enjoying life. Jan 08, 2016 the cult of billy bunter 8 january 1962. Billy bunter of greyfriars school, charles skilton, thin paper edition reprinted 1947 publisher. Jacques flon, a german spy fleeing to france hid here and convinced bunter that he was in fact a belgian soldier on the way back to the front. Boys will be boys the story of sweeney todd, deadwood dick, sexton blake, billy bunter, dick barton, et al by turner, e s and a great selection of related books, art. You are viewing all stock in the billy bunter category. Billy bunter of greyfriars school books, childrens books. Subsequently, bunter has appeared in novels, on television, in stage plays, and in comic strips. Charles skilton originally had the idea for publishing the books after seeing an article about frank richards in the picture post of 11th may 1946 entitled do you remember billy bunter.
I particularly would like to thank dee 189k for the fantastic service that i received and also for the little surprise that i received as well,many many thanks looking forward to ordering from you again. You can read the original article here frank richards originally requested a flat fee of so much per 1,00 words, but skilton persuaded him to write them on a royalty basis. Billy bunter, the bounder and coker of greyfriars posts. This book has 20 pages and was uploaded by friardale comicwanderer on april the file size is publisher is the gem. In 1919, attempting to replicate the success of the magnet, amalgamated press decided to bring out a new magazine. A discussion group to talk about the work of frank richards, author of the magnet and creator of billy bunter and harry wharton of greyfriars school. In that cupboard there was or rather, there had been a bag of cherries. The friardale website was originally conceived to provides access to charles hamilton material available in electronic format but has broadened to include other popular authors mainly from the pre ww2 amalgamated press stable. Greyfriars school is a fictional english public school used as a setting in the longrunning series of stories by the writer charles hamilton, who wrote under the penname of frank richards. This was to be rj macdonalds last book, he passed away in 1954 and the rest of the books were illustrated by c.
Click on the link to open the fi3 les, right click and save to copy the files to your hard drive. The billy bunter books arranged in the order of publication title first year of publication 1. The character is onenote, a product of his era, where nuance and subtleties in childrens books were not known and is a stereotype for fat the billy bunter stories have not. Bessie bunter of cliff house billy bunter was a central character in the greyfriars school stories which appeared in the boys story paper, the magnet from 1907 to 1940 and bessies first appearance was in a 1919 greyfriars story. You may withdraw your consent and unsubscribe from such emails at any time. Books contributed by friardale 17 of 23 comic book. Billy bunter was a central character in the greyfriars school stories which appeared in the boys story paper, the magnet from 1907 to 1940 and bessies first appearance was in a 1919 greyfriars story. She was a pupil of cliff house school, a girls school near greyfriars. The magnet is the most famous of the boys school papers and is the home of the legendary billy bunter fat, lazy, scheming, teller of porkies and snaffler of other chaps grub, the famous five, quelch and all the characters of greyfriars school. Billy bunter at butlins by frank richards abebooks. Armada the first 10 or so were taken mainly from the schoolboys own library and cassell books and were fairly unabridged. We have updated the terms for your databeats login on music mondays. Books contributed by friardale 15 of 23 comic book. Howard baker, 1969 map of greyfriars school and environs 1969 howard baker, design by basil reynolds, based on the bunter books, including, for example, popper island, courtfield, cliff house school, the coast at hawkscliff and pegg bay, a high quality print on heavy texture.
A first edition from hawk books featuring the will combine postage please contact me. The scans are mainly saved in pdf format but i have added ebook formats where available. Billy bunter s banknote billy bunter of greyfriars school is a school story by charles hamilton writing as frank richards, using the characters and settings of the greyfriars school stories published from 1908 to 1940 in the magnet. Books contributed by friardale 7 of 23 comic book plus.
Please choose below if you would like to receive marketing related electronic communications from music mondays, including news, events, updates, and promotional emails. You will find him in the guinness book of records and it is estimated that he wrote over 80,000,000 words or the equivalent of 1,000 average length novels. As such it is not be within the scope of the bbc project. We currently have 249 books in this category in stock. Published by charles skilton september reprinted, and. Billy bunter simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Hamilton books and story papersthe scans are mainly saved in pdf format but i have added ebook formats where available. If you are looking for a specific book which we do not have in stock, then please get in touch and well let you know just as soon as it comes in. Friardale is a growing resource of electronic hamiltonia.
John hamilton 8 august 1876 24 december 1961 was an english writer, specialising in writing longrunning series of stories for weekly magazines about recurrent casts of characters, his most frequent and famous genre being boys public school stories, though he also dealt with other genres. A few tiny losses to top and bottom edge and top right of front cover. The premier site for legally available golden and silver age comic books, with free downloads, online viewing plus a friendly and lively forum, and more. Billy bunter s christmas party, 1949 bessie bunter of cliff house school, 1949 6. A greyfriars story by frank richards charles hamilton page 27. If someone wants to write about the tv series in detail, this should be a new article. The recordings feature billy bunter of greyfriars school, known as the fat owl of the remove, a fictional character created in 1908 by charles hamilton writing under the pen name frank richards for the boys weekly story paper the magnet, which was published in london by the. Greyfriars school was about to break up for the hols, was billy bunter in an unsettled state. Best sellers gift ideas new releases whole foods todays deals amazonbasics coupons gift cards help free shipping shopper toolkit registry sell. Members of the yahoo groups, old boys book clubs and others have contributed a vast number of scans of rare comics, magazines and ephemera. He had an overweight appearance and of course gluttonous. This website would not have been possible without the material supplied by the.
My husband is a great billy bunter fan and wanted this book for his collection so was very pleased especially as it was a valentines present. Bessie bunter project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The final four issues were reprints from individual magnets from the egypt series and were poor they started and finished in the middle of the series and were frustrating to read. Books contributed by friardale 17 of 23 comic book plus. Billy bunter is a dimwitted, fat, greedy, lying, lazy, thieving pupil of greyfriars school, who is more interested in filling himself rather than any school activities. Charles hamilton used upwards of twenty pen names and is the most prolific author of boys stories of all time.