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The war has scarcely touched Otterbury, apart from one bomb which destroyed a few buildings near the centre, the site now known locally as "the incident" of the book's title. This is used for war-games by rival gangs from the local King's School.
The Otterbury Incident is a drily humorous tale of a group of schoolchildren in a small English town who must deal with some rather unsavory characters on their own, despite all the adults hurrying about. C. Day Lewis, a professor of poetry at Oxford, has a deft, understated way with words.
3 Nov 2010 · The Otterbury Incident. by. Day Lewis, C. (Cecil), 1904-1972. Publication date. 1949. Topics. Detective and mystery stories. Publisher. New York, Viking Press.
12 Jan 2023 · 197 pages : 20 cm. When a schoolboy kicks a football through the headmaster's window, his friends decide to help raise money to replace it and unexpectedly become involved with a gang of criminals. Originally published: Putnam 1948.
7 Mei 2023 · The Otterbury incident by C. Day Lewis, 1949, Viking Press edition, in English.
6 Jul 2017 · A reissue of a much-loved adventure which has stood the test of time and is as exciting today as when it was first published nearly 70 years ago. It all begins when Nick breaks...
The Otterbury Incident. Cecil Day Lewis. Putnam, 1948 - Detective and mystery stories - 148 pages. When a schoolboy kicks a football through the heasmaster's window, his friends decide to...
