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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