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The History Boys

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4 out of 5
Based on 4,689 Ratings and 282 Reviews

Book Description
At a boys' grammar school in Sheffield, eight boys are being coached for the Oxbridge entrance exams. It is the mid-eighties, and the main concern of the unruly bunch of bright teenagers is getting out, starting university - and starting life.

At the heart of The History Boys are four characters, each with contrasting outlooks on teaching and school: Hector, an eccentric English teacher w... More

Book Information
PublisherBBC Audio - Children's
BindingAudio CD (9 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of PagesN/A
ISBN-101602830258
ISBN-13978-1602830257
Publication Date07/13/2007
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About Alan Bennett (Author) : Alan Bennett is a published author and a narrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Alan Bennett include The History Boys: A Play, The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle: BBC (BBC Radio Pr... more
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About Clive Merrison (Reader) : Clive Merrison is a published author and a narrator. Published credits of Clive Merrison include The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Volume 3 (BBC Radio Presents) and The Canterbury Tales (Great Tales)... more
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About Frances de la Tour and a Full Cast (Reader) : Frances de la Tour and a Full Cast is credited in . A published credit of Frances de la Tour and a Full Cast is The History Boys (dramatization).
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About Richard Griffiths (Reader) : Richard Griffiths is a published author and a narrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Richard Griffiths include Mokee Joe Recharged (Mokee Joe), Radiguet: Le Diable Au Corps (Fr... more
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