Boy's Own Paper,  2 (1879–80), 54–56.

The Amateur Domine. Chapter IV  [4/5]

Ascott R Hope, Author of "A Tale Told in a Train", "The Bogle", etc.

Genre:

Novel, Serial

Relevant illustrations:

wdct. [2]

Illustrators:

D H Friston

Subjects:

Schools, Education, Physical Geography, Magnetism, Instruments, Chemistry, Light, Amusement


    Describes some of the school pranks in which the protagonist and his classmates were involved. These include making fireworks and using a burning glass to concentrate the sun's rays on the back of the head of a sleeping boy. The illustrations show a boy surrounded by a globe and magnetic needle, and the scene of the burning glass prank.



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