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The Wilt Alternative. Wilt is a comedic novel by Tom Sharpe, first published by Secker and Warburg in 1976. Later editions were published by Pan Books, and Overlook TP. The novel was a bestseller. [1][2] Its success led to the author writing several sequels. [3][4] The descriptions of teaching in the novel are drawn from Sharpe's own experience ...
Notable works. Wilt series, Porterhouse Blue, Blott on the Landscape. Thomas Ridley Sharpe (30 March 1928 – 6 June 2013) [1] was an English satirical novelist, best known for his Wilt series, as well as Porterhouse Blue and Blott on the Landscape, all three of which were adapted for television. Pembroke College, Cambridge University.
Wilt, released in North America as The Misadventures of Mr. Wilt, is a 1989 film directed by Michael Tuchner and starring Griff Rhys Jones, Mel Smith, Alison Steadman, and Diana Quick. It is an adaptation by LWT of the 1976 novel Wilt by author Tom Sharpe. The story follows the comic misadventures of the eponymous Henry Wilt as he is accused of ...
Hutchmeyer is a brash American publisher, known for publishing unremittingly commercial books. He never reads the books he publishes, and considers authors to be useless members of society, good only for helping him make money. Baby Hutchmeyer is Hutchmeyer's long suffering wife. Unlike her husband, she is well read and worldly, although she ...
Porterhouse Blue. Porterhouse Blue is a novel written by Tom Sharpe, first published in 1974. A satirical look at Cambridge life and the struggle between tradition and reform, Porterhouse Blue tells the story of Skullion, the Head Porter of Porterhouse, a fictional college of Cambridge University. The novel has a sequel, Grantchester Grind.
Vintage Stuff. First edition (publ. Secker & Warburg) Vintage Stuff is a novel of British comic writer Tom Sharpe which was written and originally published in 1982. [1] Set in Groxbourne, a parody of Bloxham School where Sharpe received his education, the novel follows the (mis)adventures of Peregrine Clyde-Brown.
The Throwback (novel) First edition. (publ. Secker & Warburg) The Throwback is a 1978 satirical novel by Tom Sharpe. It has been released as a recorded book in two formats: in an abridged version by HarperCollins Audio read by Simon Callow (ISBN 0001050761) and unabridged by ISIS Audio Books read by Geoffrey Matthews (ISBN 185695692X)
Blott on the Landscape. First edition (publ. Secker & Warburg) Author. Tom Sharpe. Publication date. 1975. Blott on the Landscape is a novel by English writer Tom Sharpe which was first published in 1975. The book was adapted into a 6-part television series of the same name for BBC Television in 1985.