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The basis of a PBS miniseries, Porterhouse Blue confirms that Tom Sharpe is "an excellent writer and absolutely hilarious. His characterizations are deft, his plots are brilliant, and his prose style is smooth and winning" (P.J. O'Rourke).

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The 'endlessly funny' novel widely regarded as a classic of comic English literature

To Porterhouse College, Cambridge, famous for rowing, low academic standards. and a proud cuisine, comes a Master, an ex-grammar-school boy, demanding Firsts, women students, a self-service canteen, and a slot-machine for contraceptives. There is considerable opposition to... Read Full Overview