The Following Game is about passion and obsession. It’s about cricket, family and poetry, but most of all it’s about a father following a son’s career in the public eye and the close relationship they share.
Jonathan Smith was, for many years, head of English at Tonbridge School. As well as his acclaimed memoir, The Learning Game, he has published six novels and written many plays for radio. He is the father of the writer Ed Smith, who played cricket for Kent, Middlesex and England.
The Lanchester Tradition: Although G.F.Bradby's classic tale first appeared a few short months before the outbreak of the First World War, it remains one of the best stories of school life ever written.
The Lighter Side of School Life: Ian Hay’s renowned book about school life, first published in 1914, links traditions established in the time of Arnold and Thring with the echoes of them that have persisted in modern times.
Coming soon: AC Benson’s The Schoolmaster: a commentary upon the aims and methods of an assistant-master in a public school.
