Buy used:
$18.44
FREE delivery May 23 - June 10. Details
Used: Good | Details
Sold by Reuseaworld
Condition: Used: Good
Comment: This book is in good condition with some minor wear to the spine and/or cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages.
Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.
Amazon book clubs early access
Loading your book clubs
There was a problem loading your book clubs. Please try again.
Not in a club? Learn more
Amazon book clubs early access

Join or create book clubs

Choose books together

Track your books
Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free.
Explore Amazon Book Clubs
Kindle app logo image

Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required.

Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web.

Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app.

QR code to download the Kindle App

Follow the author

Ronald Searle
+ Follow
More books from this author
Something went wrong. Please try your request again later.

Modern Classics Terror Of St Trinians And Other Drawings Paperback – International Edition, November 28, 2000

by Ronald Searle (Author), Nicholas Lezard (Foreword)
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 61 ratings
See all formats and editions
Ronald Searle takes us back to the world of the Gothic Public School in The Terror of St Trinian's . In this gloriously anarchic academy for young ladies we witness shootings, knifings, torture and witchcraft, as well as many maidenly arts. The subject of many evergreen films, St Trinian's is synonymous with the sort of outrageous behaviour that would make a convict blench. This book also contains a selection of Ronald Searle's work from the non-school books, including The Rake's Progress , Souls in Torment and Merry England, etc. and their publication in one volumes stakes Searle's claim to be the greatest and most influential English satirist since the war.
Read more Read less
Previous page
  1. Print length
    240 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Penguin Classic
  4. Publication date
    November 28, 2000
  5. Dimensions
    5.04 x 0.59 x 7.8 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0141185481
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0141185484
  8. See all details
Next page
The Amazon Book Review
The Amazon Book Review
Book recommendations, author interviews, editors' picks, and more. Read it now.

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Classic (November 28, 2000)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0141185481
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0141185484
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.04 x 0.59 x 7.8 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 61 ratings

About the author

Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations.
Ronald Searle

Ronald Searle

Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.

Discover more of the author’s books, see similar authors, read author blogs and more

Customer reviews

4.1 out of 5 stars
4.1 out of 5
61 global ratings

Top reviews from the United States

Oakley
5.0 out of 5 stars Ronald Searle, The Terror of St. Trinian's and Other Drawings
Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2012
Verified Purchase
Although I waited for delivery rather a long time, the book is wonderful. Anyone wishing to be acquainted with the greatest satirical cartoonists of our time needs to look at Searle's work. These drawings are very funny, a bit painful (in the best sense) and part of a Searle world I am delighted to enter and linger in.
Helpful
 Report
James G Horn Jr
4.0 out of 5 stars A selection of several Cartoon series
Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2014
Verified Purchase
If you are after the St Trinan's drawings, a better choice is "St Trinian's: the Entire Appalling Business. This book contains a selection of some St Trinian's cartoons plus selections from several other cartoon series by Searle. The best comparison for those who have not run across Searle is the work of Charles Addams. The St Trinians cartoons, in particular, depict a British girl's school apparently run on a philosophy of survival of the fittest; hockey sticks a favored weapon, but daggers, brass knuckles, and the occasional machine gun are also in use.
3 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
Wolf Gray
5.0 out of 5 stars The content requires either a flexible mind or innate knowledge of Great Britain ca 1950s
Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2015
Verified Purchase
An epic collection of Searle's sketches including the famous (infamous?) St. Trinian's girls. The content requires either a flexible mind or innate knowledge of Great Britain ca 1950s.
Helpful
 Report
michael
3.0 out of 5 stars Good book, don't buy digital edition
Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2014
Verified Purchase
While it is a good story, it did not make the transfer to kindle well though. It is fairly old however so perhaps that is the reason for the poor quality.
One person found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
Amazon Customer
4.0 out of 5 stars St trinians
Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2019
Verified Purchase
Still hilarious
Helpful
 Report
C.A.Collins
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2018
Verified Purchase
I love me some St Trinian's
Helpful
 Report
john
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2014
I grew up on Saint Trinians
Helpful
 Report
Simon
1.0 out of 5 stars DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK FOR MORE THAN 10 DOLLARS
Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2012
Verified Purchase
I believe I got tricked into paying 28 bucks + shipping for this book. Now I see they are selling it for 9 dollars. I think 19 is a lot to pay for idiocy and naiveté. It's a cheap print with fading inks. The price on the book was blacked out with a sharpie. I wonder why. Still, It's Ronald Searle, so there's still a lot of good material inside. But DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK FOR MORE THAN 10 DOLLARS. Why don't I return it? Because it also arrived super late and it got mixed into the winter break so I wasn't home to check If It had arrived.
One person found this helpful
Helpful
 Report

Top reviews from other countries

Translate all reviews to English
Isyahadin
5.0 out of 5 stars Alles gut, gerne wieder
Reviewed in Germany on September 30, 2019
Verified Purchase
Alles gut, gerne wieder
Report
Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on September 2, 2017
Verified Purchase
Nice.
Report
Kindle Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars Kindle Edition
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 21, 2019
Verified Purchase
Was wary of buying this on Kindle as preview/sample wasn’t helpful in telling how well the cartoons would display, but remembered I could return it and took the plunge, am now part way through St Trianians and the illustrations seem perfect, often the caption ends up on the next page but that is no hardship really (I just flick forward then back) and allows for the picture to take up the full display which I like.
Report
Anne Onyme
2.0 out of 5 stars Poor quality images...
Reviewed in France on September 11, 2013
Verified Purchase
Which is a shame for cartoons. Plus the layout is shoddy.
In short, I feel this is heavily overpriced and I've been fleeced.
Report
Colin Murtagh
4.0 out of 5 stars A delight
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 21, 2023
Verified Purchase
A recent episode of Joel Morris podcast Comfort Blanket had Jo Neary on talking about Ronald Searle. This made me realise i'd never actually looked at any of his work, so this was an attempt to correct that.
The book starts with a potted biography. He's not had an easy life, being captured by the Japanese during WWII and being used as slave labour. It's not a lengthy one, but it's interesting.
From there the book starts going through a series of vignettes. This is a cartooning collection. There's no story as such, it's all snap shots or gags. That's all St Trinians ever was. Quite a few of these made me laugh out loud. From the girls taking the Bow and Arrow away from Cupid, to the head girl with her collection of shrunken heads, this is a dark, funny collection, and i love it.
Away from St Trinians there are a variety of different chapters. From Merry England are single gag cartoons, mainly based on middle and upper class life in England. Hand of Authority is a little odd, a giant hand in various life changing areas. Souls In Torment is a series of unlinked cartoons. Some of which I have to say are among the best outside of Trinian. This is followed by Molesworth, but I think this suffers from not having the stories connected. it's finished by the rakes progress. Similar to the Hogarth original, but looking at the politician, the athlete, etc.
It's of it's time, and it will probably upset some modern sensibilities, but it is a wonderful collection. It won't take long to read, I finished it in an hour, but it's so worth the time. In the introduction, Nicholas Lezard, literary Editor of the Modern review says "cartoonists are not nearly given their due in this country." Hopefully this changes that a bit
Report