The Honourable Schoolboy
4 journalers for this copy...
Took this at a garage sale at my school. Paperback, not the same edition as on the picture.
About the book (from www.johnlecarre.com):
George Smiley has become chief of the battered British Secret Service. The betrayals of a Soviet double agent have riddled the spy network. Smiley wants revenge. He chooses his weapon: Jerry Westerby, ‘The Honourable Schoolboy’, a passionate lover and a seasoned, reckless secret agent. Westerby is pointed east, to Hong Kong. So begins the terrifying game...
Simply the world’s greatest fictional spymaster
Newsweek
Energy, compassion, rich and overwhelming sweep of character and action . . . one of the finest English novels of the seventies
The Times
His command of detail is staggering, his straightforward, unaffected prose is superb. In short, wonderful value
Sunday Times
About the author (from www.johnlecarre.com):
John le Carré is the nom de plume of David John Moore Cornwell, who was born in 1931 in Poole, Dorset, and was educated at Sherborne School, at the University of Berne (where he studied German literature for a year) and at Lincoln College, Oxford, where he graduated with a first-class honours degree in modern languages.
He taught at Eton from 1956 to 1958 and was a member of the British Foreign Service from 1959 to 1964, serving first as Second Secretary in the British Embassy in Bonn and subsequently as Political Consul in Hamburg. He started writing novels in 1961, and since then has published twenty titles.
For further information about the author and his books see the link: http://www.johnlecarre.com/
George Smiley has become chief of the battered British Secret Service. The betrayals of a Soviet double agent have riddled the spy network. Smiley wants revenge. He chooses his weapon: Jerry Westerby, ‘The Honourable Schoolboy’, a passionate lover and a seasoned, reckless secret agent. Westerby is pointed east, to Hong Kong. So begins the terrifying game...
Simply the world’s greatest fictional spymaster
Newsweek
Energy, compassion, rich and overwhelming sweep of character and action . . . one of the finest English novels of the seventies
The Times
His command of detail is staggering, his straightforward, unaffected prose is superb. In short, wonderful value
Sunday Times
About the author (from www.johnlecarre.com):
John le Carré is the nom de plume of David John Moore Cornwell, who was born in 1931 in Poole, Dorset, and was educated at Sherborne School, at the University of Berne (where he studied German literature for a year) and at Lincoln College, Oxford, where he graduated with a first-class honours degree in modern languages.
He taught at Eton from 1956 to 1958 and was a member of the British Foreign Service from 1959 to 1964, serving first as Second Secretary in the British Embassy in Bonn and subsequently as Political Consul in Hamburg. He started writing novels in 1961, and since then has published twenty titles.
For further information about the author and his books see the link: http://www.johnlecarre.com/
This is going out as a bookring!
A Few Bookring Guidelines:
-- Journal the book as soon as you receive it, and contact the next person for their mailing address.
-- Take as much time as you need, but try to read within 4-6 weeks so the ring keeps moving along.
-- Take a moment to journal your thoughts on the book when finished. It's interesting to read other's feelings on the book too!
The list so far (may change- please check before mailing the book):
iliotropio- Belgium (intl.)
Tinina67- Australia (intl)
csmith0406- US
ealasaidmae- US (intl.)
Edit: Now back home with me! Thank you all for joining.
Last edit May 23rd 2009
A Few Bookring Guidelines:
-- Journal the book as soon as you receive it, and contact the next person for their mailing address.
-- Take as much time as you need, but try to read within 4-6 weeks so the ring keeps moving along.
-- Take a moment to journal your thoughts on the book when finished. It's interesting to read other's feelings on the book too!
The list so far (may change- please check before mailing the book):
iliotropio- Belgium (intl.)
Tinina67- Australia (intl)
csmith0406- US
ealasaidmae- US (intl.)
Edit: Now back home with me! Thank you all for joining.
Last edit May 23rd 2009
Journal Entry 4 by christina82 at Exchange/Trade, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Monday, January 26, 2009
Released 15 yrs ago (1/23/2009 UTC) at Exchange/Trade, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases
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This book is on its way to the first one on the list - enjoy!
A part of The Ultimate Challenge 2009
This book is on its way to the first one on the list - enjoy!
A part of The Ultimate Challenge 2009
Journal Entry 5 by iliotropio from Bruxelles / Brussel, Bruxelles / Brussel Belgium on Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Many thanks to christina82 for sending out this great book!
Journal Entry 6 by iliotropio from Bruxelles / Brussel, Bruxelles / Brussel Belgium on Saturday, March 14, 2009
A classic masterpiece!
Off to Australia. Happy reading Tinina67!
Off to Australia. Happy reading Tinina67!
This book arrived today. Will be read asap - have to finish a rather big book first, so it could take a while. Thanks for including me Christina.
I read "A most wanted man" not long ago and I must say, that this book (the schoolboy) was much harder to read (less fluent). But it is a classic and Smiley is one of my favourite characters.
Received the book today - thanks, Tinina67.
Less fluid than usual but still a great book. Thanks for sharing, christina82. I'll put this in the mail tomorrow, hopefully.
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
on its way home
on its way home
Got this in the mail today. Thank you all for joing this bookring.
By the way - I really like the reusable envelope - got to get some for myself.
By the way - I really like the reusable envelope - got to get some for myself.
Got another copy of this book for myself, this one will be released somewhere very soon.
