Richard Yates, who died in 1992, is today ranked by many readers, scholars, and critics alongside such titans of modern American ficiton as Updike, Roth, Irving, Vonnegut, and Mailer.
In this work, he offers a spare and autumnal novel about a New England prep school. At once a meditation on the twilight of youth and an examination of America's entry into World War II, A Good School tells the stories of William Grove, the quiet boy who becomes an editor of the school newspaper; Jack Draper, a crippled chemistry teacher; and Edith Stone, the schoolmaster's young daughter, who falls in love with most celebrated boy in the class of 1943.
In this work, he offers a spare and autumnal novel about a New England prep school. At once a meditation on the twilight of youth and an examination of America's entry into World War II, A Good School tells the stories of William Grove, the quiet boy who becomes an editor of the school newspaper; Jack Draper, a crippled chemistry teacher; and Edith Stone, the schoolmaster's young daughter, who falls in love with most celebrated boy in the class of 1943.
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Hardback Editions
August 1978 : Hardback
| Title: A Good School: A Novel Author(s): Richard Yates ISBN: 0-385-28369-5 / 978-0-385-28369-4 (USA edition) Publisher: Doubleday Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1978 : Hardback
| Title: A Good School Author(s): Richard Yates ISBN: 0-440-03246-6 / 978-0-440-03246-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Paperback Editions
December 2007 : Paperback
| Title: A Good School (Vintage Classics) Author(s): Richard Yates ISBN: 0-09-951858-9 / 978-0-09-951858-7 (UK edition) Publisher: Vintage Classics Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
September 2006 : Paperback
| Title: A Good School Author(s): Richard Yates ISBN: 0-413-77520-8 / 978-0-413-77520-7 (UK edition) Publisher: Methuen Publishing Ltd Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
December 2001 : Paperback
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December 2001 : Paperback
| Title: A Good School: A Novel Author(s): Richard Yates ISBN: 0-312-42039-0 / 978-0-312-42039-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Picador Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
June 1984 : Paperback
| Title: Good School Author(s): Richard Yates ISBN: 0-318-36001-2 / 978-0-318-36001-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Bantam Dell Pub Group (P) Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
September 1979 : Paperback
| Title: A Good School: A Novel Author(s): Richard Yates ISBN: 0-440-13000-X / 978-0-440-13000-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Dell Publishing Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1978 : Paperback
| Title: A Good School Author(s): Richard Yates ISBN: 0-385-29365-8 / 978-0-385-29365-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Delacorte Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
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