{ "item_title" : "Stalky and Company", "item_author" : [" Rudyard Kipling "], "item_description" : "Stalky and Company is a novel written by Rudyard Kipling that follows the mischievous adventures of three schoolboys named Stalky, Beetle, and McTurk. The story is set in a fictional British boarding school called the College during the late 19th century. The boys are known for their cleverness, wit, and rebellious behavior, often getting into trouble with their teachers and classmates. Throughout the book, the boys use their cunning and intelligence to outsmart their enemies, including rival schoolboys and even their own headmaster. They engage in pranks, practical jokes, and elaborate schemes to achieve their goals, often with hilarious results. However, their antics sometimes have serious consequences, and they must learn to face the consequences of their actions. The novel also explores the themes of friendship, loyalty, and growing up. The boys are fiercely loyal to each other, and their friendship is tested by various challenges throughout the book. They also struggle with the transition from boyhood to adulthood, as they begin to realize the responsibilities and consequences of their actions. Overall, Stalky and Company is a humorous and entertaining novel that captures the spirit of boyhood and the challenges of growing up. It is a classic coming-of-age story that has been beloved by readers for over a century.In the infinitely petty confederacies of the Common-room, King and Macrea, fellow house-masters, had borne it in upon him that by games, and games alone, was salvation wrought. Boys neglected were boys lost. They must be disciplined. Left to himself, Prout would have made a sympathetic house-master; but he was never so left, and with the devilish insight of youth, the boys knew to whom they were indebted for his zeal.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers2.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/1/16/145/382/1161453822_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "38.95", "online_price" : "38.95", "our_price" : "38.95", "club_price" : "38.95", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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