Re: School stories
Janet <[email protected]>
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In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] says... > > On 2 Apr 2026 19:33:18 GMT, rbowman <[email protected]> wrote: > > >On Thu, 02 Apr 2026 05:33:56 +0200, Steve Hayes wrote: > > > >> Both Kipling and Lewis wrote about Edwardian English public schools. > >> > >> Lewis also mentioned schools in his fiction, most notably in "The Silver > >> Chair", where he describes authoritarianism in what was ostensibly a > >> libertarian school. > > > >Kipling wrote about the hazing of the younger students by the older ones. > >In 'Surprised by Joy' Lewis strongly hints there was a sexual element. > > Lewis doesn't merely hint. He says quite clearly that there was sexual > exploitation at the school he attended. There were not merely > adolescent crushes, but there was systemic exploitation as well. I'd be surprised if Kilpling used the term hazing, or was referring to that American activity. He was probably talking about the different British custom fagging https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fagging Janet