Subsequently, bunter has appeared in novels, on television, in stage plays, and in comic strips. Members of the yahoo groups, old boys book clubs and others have contributed a vast number of scans of rare comics, magazines and ephemera. Billy bunter s christmas party, 1949 bessie bunter of cliff house school, 1949 6. 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. Published by charles skilton september reprinted, and. Kelly goes on to say that bunter, with his sublime ignorance both in education. He had an overweight appearance and of course gluttonous. 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. Click on the link to open the fi3 les, right click and save to copy the files to your hard drive. In that cupboard there was or rather, there had been a bag of cherries. Armada the first 10 or so were taken mainly from the schoolboys own library and cassell books and were fairly unabridged. 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.
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. We currently have 249 books in this category in stock. Billy bunter simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This website would not have been possible without the material supplied by the. In 1919, attempting to replicate the success of the magnet, amalgamated press decided to bring out a new magazine. 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. The first 10 or so were taken mainly from the schoolboys own library and cassell books and were fairly unabridged. Stanley dare, the boy detective part 27 of 50 by anon.
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. Books contributed by friardale 7 of 23 comic book plus. Friardale is a growing resource of electronic hamiltonia. 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. A moment before, billy bunter had been enjoying life. Billy bunter of greyfriars school, charles skilton, thin paper edition reprinted 1947 publisher. 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. William george bunter known as billy bunter is a fictional schoolboy created by charles hamilton using the pen name frank richards. Billy bunter cassell book series 22 books latest book in the series. Armada armada greyfriars books were published by mayfair in the late sixties and early seventies. 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. Books contributed by friardale 15 of 23 comic book. Books contributed by friardale 15 of 23 comic book plus. Charles hamilton used upwards of twenty pen names and is the most prolific author of boys stories of all time.
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. 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. 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. 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. Great savings free delivery collection on many items. 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. Billy bunter of greyfriars school books, childrens books. Billy bunter and the blue mauritius frank richards.
Billy bunter at butlins by frank richards abebooks. This book has 20 pages and was uploaded by friardale comicwanderer on april the file size is publisher is the gem. Best sellers gift ideas new releases whole foods todays deals amazonbasics coupons gift cards help free shipping shopper toolkit registry sell. Greyfriars school was about to break up for the hols, was billy bunter in an unsettled state. A greyfriars story by frank richards charles hamilton page 27. Billy bunter is the most famous creation by the author charles hamilton, written under the pen name frank richards. As such it is not be within the scope of the bbc project. You are viewing all stock in the billy bunter category. This article is about billy bunter the fictional character primarily a literary character, not billy bunter of greyfriars school, the tv series. Recordings related to billy bunter, a fictional character created in 1908 in a boys weekly story paper in england. 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. The series starred gerald campion, who was 29 at the time. Billy bunter books for sale in uk view 28 bargains.
This was to be rj macdonalds last book, he passed away in 1954 and the rest of the books were illustrated by c. Early 20th century english boys storypapers, pocket libraries and fiction featuring greyfriars, st jims and rookwood colleges from. The final four issues were reprints from individual magnets from the egypt series and were poor they started. Books contributed by friardale 17 of 23 comic book plus.
Books contributed by friardale 17 of 23 comic book. The novel was an immediate success, with sales of 25,000 copies within a few weeks. Google video has 4 episodes of the bunter tv series online. 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. If there is no hyperlink on the file name then the file is not yet available. The billy bunter books arranged in the order of publication title first year of publication 1. Hamilton books and story papersthe scans are mainly saved in pdf format but i have added ebook formats where available.
The fattest face in the greyfriars remove registered sudden alarm. Home, sweet home, seemed to have few attractions for him. Billy bunter blinked round cautiously several times as he rolled along the road towards courtfield common. 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. Billy bunter billy bunter s bicycle 19600827 by audio only. See more ideas about childrens books, books for boys and books. Often, only too often, did other remove fellows have to dodge getting landed. 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. Billy bunter the big fat bunter book hawk books 19.
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. Armada greyfriars books were published by mayfair in the late sixties and early seventies. She was a pupil of cliff house school, a girls school near greyfriars. 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. 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. Billy bunter at butlins by frank richards, billy bunter and the crooked captain by frank richards, billy bunter s brainwav.
We have updated the terms for your databeats login on music mondays. He features in stories set at greyfriars school, originally published in the boys weekly story paper the magnet from 1908 to 1940. 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. Bessie bunter project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. William george billy bunter is a fictional schoolboy created by charles hamilton using the pen name frank richards. 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. 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. But for many collectors of boys books greyfriars is so real that it is almost their second old school. Billy bunters double by richards, frank and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Books contributed by friardale 21 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. Harry wharton, bob cherry, frank nugent, and hurree jamset ram singh. 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 posts.
Jan 08, 2016 the cult of billy bunter 8 january 1962. 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. Chapman, the original magnet artist who first put bunter in his famous check trousers. 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. You may withdraw your consent and unsubscribe from such emails at any time. 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. Billy bunter, the bounder and coker of greyfriars home. Billy bunter of greyfriars school by frank richards. Books contributed by friardale 21 of 23 comic book. The scans are mainly saved in pdf format but i have added ebook formats where available.