Having admired the pork butcher and enjoyed the billy bunter books as a child, this seemed to be an obvious purchase. The cult of billy bunter children and teenagers the guardian. Recordings related to billy bunter, a fictional character created in 1908 in a boys weekly story paper in england. A recent obituary of michael bond, author of the paddington bear books, disclosed that as a boy he read billy bunter stories with a torch under. Billy bunter at butlins by frank richards abebooks. Gerald campion with david hemmings and anthony valentine billy bunter the fat owl of the remove. The magnet and its fellow publication the gem were popular boys comics from the turn of the twentieth century to about 1950 by which time two world wars had destroyed what was left of the days of innocence. We currently have 251 books in this category in stock. 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.
Hamilton also wrote all of the scripts for the television show. In billy bunter of greyfriars school, bunter is up to his usual pranks. 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. This title is number 7 in the series of billy bunter books. Billy bunter of greyfriars school is a school story by charles hamilton writing as frank. Books by frank richards author of billy bunter of greyfriars. Billy bunter of greyfriars school richards, frank on. Billy bunter just william books in newcastle, tyne and. Billy bunter and his schoolboy chums appeared regularly in a now long closed and mostly forgotten boys magazine called the magnet. Charles hamilton used upwards of twenty pen names and is the most prolific author of boys stories of all time. Billy bunter at butlins first 1st edition 1961 frank richards good condition. Horace coker remained unaware of bunter, and bunter remained unaware of the famous five.
Similarly, if you have particular requirements, please contact us and we will see what we can do for you. Just one page on the collecting books and magazines web site based in australia. Billy bunter and the man from south america merlin books by richards, frank and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The 1953 volume is the first billy bunter s own and includes tales of the rio kid. 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. Billy bunters christmas party snt internet archive.
He later illustrated bunter cartoon strips and several bunter books published in the 1950s and 1960s. Frank richards has 267 books on goodreads with 2283 ratings. Billy bunter, in full william george bunter, fictional character, a fat english schoolboy at greyfriars school who, though an antihero, is the bestknown character in a muchloved series of stories by frank richards charles hamilton, published in the english boys weekly paper the magnet 190840 and in hardbound books from after world war ii until 1961. After 1940, the stories continued to appear in book form until hamiltons death in 1961.
Kynaston reeves was great as quelch, in spite of fluffing his lines. The cult of billy bunter children and teenagers the. Three volumes of billy bunter s own annuals from 1953, 1954 and 1955. See how much you know about this much treasured british antihero. Billy bunter expelled download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Billy bunter, the fat owl of the remove, will bellow, chortle, and cachinnate again on saturday night in leeds when the northern section of the old boys book club recreates the adventures of. A minute later, billy bunter rolled in, and also disappeared. Billy bunter audio book librivox audio books catalog. As well as his gluttony, he is also obtuse, lazy, racist, inquisitive, deceitful, slothful, selfimportant and conceited. And at a little distance behind bunter walked the grinning co. Billy bunter is the most famous creation by the author charles hamilton, written under the pen name frank richards. Billy bunter at butlins by frank richards first edition. It was based on the greyfriars school stories, written by author charles hamilton under the pen name frank richards.
Billy bunter of greyfriars school is a bbc television show broadcast from 1952 to 1961. Fans of the rotund schoolboy character pay homage to its creator, the late frank richards. It had a very haunting theme sort of light music english folk music which i caught on a light music broadcast but of course they never announced its name and i dont know what the programme was. Quelch, failing to turn up for cricket, scuffling with the local vagrant and even being threatened with expulsion. Billy bunter of greyfriars school tv series wikipedia. But the summer sunshine was not reflected in billy bunter s plump countenance. At one time it was so popular that it was transmitted at 5. Corpulent pupil of greyfriars school, a cowardly, conniving, thieving scoundrel, whose misdeeds generally backfire in the end ensuring his. Billy bunter of greyfriars school, billy bunters banknote, billy bunters barring out, billy bunter in brazil, billy bunters christmas party, billy bu. Best sellers gift ideas new releases whole foods todays deals amazonbasics coupons gift cards help free shipping shopper toolkit registry sell. You are viewing all stock in the billy bunter category. William george bunter known as billy bunter is a fictional schoolboy created by charles hamilton using the pen name frank richards. Buy billy bunter butts in first edition by richards, frank isbn. Titles such as mark archers the man behind the mask, uncle dugs rave diaries and tower block tales and jumpin jack frosts.
Chapman, was a british illustrator and cartoonist best known for his work in boys story papers such as the magnet where the character billy bunter appeared. Billy bunter project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The series starred gerald campion, above who was 29 at the time. Theres only one downside to the overall experience of reading a frank richards book, and that is you will realise how poor in comparison modernday. The idea that billy bunter was based on a real schoolboy who had a hand in major events of the century seems interesting enough but the whole novel is absurd and, unfortunately, not particularly amusing. Please contact us by phone, fax, email or post if you are interested in buying any of the products shown here. Billy bunter has been adapted for radio as an audio play several times, the last occasion being a 90 minute adaptation of the novel billy bunter s christmas party broadcast on bbc radio 4, as part of the series saturday night theatre, in december 1986. Frank richards charles hamilton creator of billy bunter, the famous five thats the original famous five, of greyfriars, not the later blyton 5, tom merry, jimmy silver and many others. Billy bunter of greyfriars school 1956 24 duration. Billy bunter books for sale in uk view 65 bargains.
Bunter was portrayed by actor gerald campion, who was aged 29 when he was cast in the role in 1952, hence was playing a. Billy bunter book, person of mystery science fiction. Lord mauleverer, paying a visit to his cousin brian, manager of a plantation, took the opportunity of inviting the famous five, while bunter wangled an invitation. Oodles of tuck were laid out in the study for the teaparty prepared by the famous five for a visit by wingate, the school captain. In recent times, billy daniel bunter has been responsible for giving a number of rave pioneers the opportunity to tell their story.
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 of greyfriars school was broadcast as a bbc television. Click download or read online button to get billy bunter expelled book now. Billy bunter and the blue mauritius 1st edition 1st printing 1952 frank richard. Billy bunter is a term used by folk from the south of england, its used to describe someone who is skinny with small arms but also fat with a gut. I wonder if anyone else on here was as conflicted about the character hurree jamset ram singh of the billy bunter books, he of the supposedly sage and incomprehensible pronouncements like the wishfulness of the jug that goes to the well is terrific. Billy bunter first appeared in 1908, so 15 years before lord peter wimsey. Subsequently, bunter has appeared in novels, on television, in stage plays, and in comic strips. Billy bunter and the greyfriars mutiny by frank richards billy bunter and the man from south america by frank richards billy bunter and the school rebellion merlin books by frank richards.
Billy bunter does his best by richards, frank hard. Billy bunters own by frank richards, first edition abebooks. Billy bunter as portrayed by gerald campion in 1959. 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. Billy bunter of greyfriars school by frank richards. He featured in comics, books, television and even a stage show throughout the twentieth century. Billy bunter at butlins by frank richards and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. But for many collectors of boys books greyfriars is so real that it is almost their second old school. Amazing how the author wrote so many books stories. Charles henry chapman 18791972, who signed his work as c. Billy bunter in brazil by frank richards and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. 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. Billy bunter the bold by frank richards and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Gerald theron campion 23 april 1921 9 july 2002 was an english actor best remembered for his role as billy bunter in a 1950s television adaptation billy bunter of greyfriars school of books by frank richards charles hamilton.
Great savings free delivery collection on many items. In the olden days when televisions were black and white there was a childrens programme calle billy bunter of greyfriars school on the bbc. Created by frank richards, billy bunter is truly a larger than life schoolboy. Billy bunter of greyfriars school known as the fat owl of. In due course you will find separate pages for the various schools, with a brief history, significant characters, etc. Over the next 33 years it reprinted a wide variety of adventure, thriller, science fiction and humour stories from the entire stable of amalgamated presss boys story papers.
Unfortunately bunter spotted it before the party began. The story of sweeney todd, deadwood dick, sexton blake, billy bunter, dick barton et al. All pages are present and correct with no inscriptions and are tightly bound. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Such things as these, billy bunter was wont to put off till the last minute. Macdonald, a few light spots, several with presentation or previous owner inscriptions, a couple of endpapers with sellotape marks, original cloth, one or two spines a little. Frank richardss most popular book is billy bunter of greyfriars school. Stream tracks and playlists from billy daniel bunter on your desktop or mobile device. Campion had to wait until his 30s before he found fame, when he took the role of the greedy schoolboy character in the 1950s bbc series.
Bound in the publishers red hard boards with black title lettering to spine. Billy bunter bold abebooks abebooks shop for books. The boys friend library started in 1907 as a vehicle for jack, sam and pete reprints. Billy bunter mauritius by frank richards, first edition abebooks. Still playing out every weekend, still touring the world, still doing it for the love of music still spreading the education on 25 years of rave. I understand he was in the guinness book of records, for writing so many. Billy bunter and the magnet page finalised 9th october, 2010. A complete set of all 38 billy bunter books, 1st editions, 19491965, billy bunter of greyfriars school, 10 thousand, and billy bunters banknote, 11 thousand, colour frontispiece to each by r.
Job lot of billy bunter just william books, some hardbacks, number of soft backs, all displayed in the pictures ad id. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. But the fat owls outflanked them once again and theyre booked for christmas at tankerton hall where a malevolent ghost is the least of their concerns. 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. Coker, arriving at the open doorway of the house, went in and disappeared from view. He had a translation to do for monsieur charpentier, the french master. 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. He features in stories set at greyfriars school, originally published in the boys weekly story paper the magnet from 1908 to 1940.
Billy bunter is set to be relaunched for the 21st century, but the new publisher of the famously rotund comic character has admitted that using images of a fat, greedy schoolboy may be too. Free delivery and returns on ebay plus items for plus members. Jul 11, 2002 british actor gerald campion, who was best known as the rotund billy bunter, has died at the age of 81. I say, you fellows an irishmans diary on billy bunter. Billy bunter mauritius by frank richards, first edition. The series starred gerald campion, who was 29 at the time. 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. I always enjoyed the bunter books since the 1950s and was very impressed by the tv series starring gerald campion, who was the perfect bunter. During the 1990s, the majority of titles were reprinted in facsimile format, including hard covers, by hawk books. William george billy bunter is a fictional schoolboy created by charles hamilton using the pen name frank richards. Billy bunter cassell series by frank richards goodreads. Billy bunter and the blue mauritius by frank richards 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. The links below will take you to listings of the various publications in which the stories appeared. See the complete billy bunter cassell series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. See more ideas about childrens books, books for boys and books.
896 1200 129 1370 1230 497 500 560 723 1335 1207 516 1505 805 1601 1535 1284 133 153 1577 1596 891 1563 84 603 1345 86 1083 1172 1352 1085 1445 1473 916 518 1053 731 1282 1218 463