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351:: pride, wrath, envy, sloth and, most especially, greed and gluttony (though sexual lust is absent in the innocent world of the stories). Bunter is also nosy, deceitful and obtuse. However these traits are softened by his cheery optimism, his comically transparent untruthfulness and his reliable ineptitude when attempting to conceal his antics from his schoolfellows and schoolmasters.
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highly regarded. Remarkably, Billy Bunter succeeds in being entertaining without the reader ever being invited to feel the slightest affection or sympathy for him. After borrowing from his guests to pay the servants' wages, and locking the estate agent, the butler, and others into the cellar to hide his tracks, Bunter finally flees before receiving his just desserts.
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In the early stories, Bunter was associated with his stammering stock phrase: "I'm s-sincerely sorry". As his character developed, the stammer disappeared, and his stock phrases became his greeting "I say, you fellows!", the reproachful "Oh really, Wharton!" (or whichever character he is addressing),
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in the stories). This talent was developed in the early Magnet stories, commencing with Magnet No. 32 "The
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Bunter's morals are peculiarly his own. He has every intention of repaying his debts, but they end up lingering for months or years. He is obsessed with food – the sweeter and stickier, the better – and is compulsively helps himself to his schoolfellows' sweets, cakes and hampers, for which he earns
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established himself with a beaming and bouncy Bunter, which at first followed
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Nos. 910 to 917) – by a combination of trickery and co-incidence, Bunter manages to obtain the tenancy of a stately home, Combermere Lodge, and passes it off as Bunter Court. Despite the author's comment that this was one of the most contrived plots he had ever been forced to employ, this series is
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Conspiratorial conversations or gossip would be overheard by Bunter through a keyhole, or from under the seat in a rail compartment while hiding from the ticket inspector, or under a table hiding from some outraged fellow whose food he had purloined. He would invariably gossip about such knowledge.
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Nos. 1325 to 1326) – tramp Harold Hinks steals a £100 note belonging to Vernon-Smith's father and hides it under the lining of Bunter's straw hat. However, Bunter is wearing a borrowed hat at the time, leading to Mr Hinks' hapless attempts to recover the banknote by snatching a succession of wrong
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era, Billy Bunter is not yet the permanent principal character he would become in the post-war era. Each principal character would take a leading role in turn. Stronger characters such as Remove
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In Bunter's fat circumference, under his many layers of fat, there was a heart, and in Bunter's heart at the present moment there was a horrible quake. His mother was ill! Bunter, for once, was thinking of someone other than himself. He was thinking of his mother. The mater was ill, and she wanted
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from one of his "titled relations". Over the course of stories spanning several decades, Bunter's celebrated postal order almost never materialises; and the subject becomes a long-running cause of railery in the
Greyfriars Remove. Even so, Bunter is a skilful and persistent sponger and succeeds in
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Bessie was, in Billy's opinion, a cat. Bessie's opinion of Billy could not be expressed so laconically. Her vocabulary on the subject was very extensive indeed. Only on one subject could Billy and Bessie agree. That was on the subject of Sammy. They heartily agreed that Sammy was a little beast.
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But Fishy didn't. The rights of man, as Fishy often told the other fellows, were embodied in the American "Constitootion." But the rights of man, it appeared, were limited to the smaller section of mankind whose skins were white. The majority of the human race, being coloured, were altogether
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inspires him to believe himself a born ventriloquist. "More like a born idiot", comments Bob Cherry – but Bunter perseveres and eventually masters the art. It is a talent unappreciated by his schoolfellows, since he generally uses it for mischief, or to get himself out of trouble.
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published during the 32-year period from 1908 to 1940. He was introduced in Magnet No. 1 "The Making of Harry Wharton" (1908) as a minor character, but developed into one of the principal characters of the stories as author Charles Hamilton realised his comic potential.
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Bunter's personal habits are lazy and slovenly. He is always the last to rise in the morning and always chooses to remain in bed a few extra minutes instead of washing. His handkerchief is permanently filthy, and his waistcoat usually displays remains of his breakfast.
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and was afterwards repeated many times. Unfortunately, Bunter's vanity frequently leads him to spoil matters by boasting and exaggerating afterwards. Oddly enough, he also displays generosity on the rare occasions when he is in possession of food or cash.
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who first put Bunter into checked-pattern trousers to distinguish the two characters. With the passage of time, the illustrations showed Bunter's circumference ever more pronounced, while Johnny Bull became indistinguishable from the other schoolboys.
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are frequently given leading roles in their own series; and even lesser characters such as American junior Fisher T. Fish and aspiring actor William Wibley would occasionally be brought to the fore in their own series.
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his children. As often as Billy writes to ask for pocket money, his father refuses. By contrast, Billy is particularly close to his mother, Mrs Amelia Bunter, a kindly lady who appears only briefly in seven stories.
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countless kickings. But despite his complete lack of scruples in such matters, Bunter is otherwise as honest as any other Greyfriars schoolboy. He would never dream of stealing money or valuables.
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stories, Bunter was one of the crowd. From the mid-1920s, as Hamilton increasingly developed Bunter's comic potential, he also began to use his antics to initiate and drive forward the plots.
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persuaded Charles Hamilton to drop the character of Billy Bunter altogether for several editions and attempt a storyline in the style of an action thriller. the "Ravenspur Grange" series (
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creates the idea that the Greyfriars stories were based on real people, and set out to find them and hear their stories. This echoed the theme of a contemporary BBC radio documentary,
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keenly solicited by both camps. Bunter becomes the centre of attention, which he exploits to the full. His view of the two candidates illustrates his priorities:
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story, Bunter suffers an ongoing shortage of cash and is forever attempting to borrow money from his schoolfellows, explaining that he is imminently expecting a
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broadcast over seven series between 1952 and 1961, including three specials. The show was centred around Bunter, with other characters in peripheral roles.
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490:
4126:
4114:List of D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd publications
4109:List of AP, Fleetway and IPC Comics publications
1738:Happiest Days: Public Schools in English Fiction
531:The "Popper Island Rebellion" series from 1934 (
1043:
523:The "Bunter £100 Boater Hat" series from 1933 (
68:The Magnet No. 1 "The Making of Harry Wharton"
2023:
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771:Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School (TV series)
27:Fictional schoolboy created by Frank Richards
4250:British novels adapted into television shows
1662:Hamilton Wright, Una; McCall, Peter (2006),
1651:
235:; or Percy Griffith, the original editor of
1084:Whatever Happened to... Henry Samuel Quelch
392: "Oh!" gasped Toddy.
2808:The Astounding Adventures of Charlie Peace
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1791:Greyfriars, The Magnet & Billy Bunter
1740:, Manchester: Manchester University Press
1644:Frank Richards: The Chap Behind The Chums
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4165:Comics characters introduced in 1939
1652:Fayne, Eric; Jenkins, Roger (1972),
1631:
386: "Oh crumbs!"
184:is a fictional schoolboy created by
1799:Detailed listing of Hamilton's work
1728:The Autobiography of Frank Richards
1672:Lofts, W.O.G.; Adley, D.J. (1975),
1654:A History of The Magnet and The Gem
1581:"Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School"
1370:Richards, Frank (9 December 1922).
1135:Kerridge, Jake (24 February 2023).
833:The memorable theme music was the "
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472:For the first fifteen years of the
208:of Greyfriars School, known as the
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4245:Novels adapted into radio programs
2850:Bible John - A Forensic Meditation
1712:"Frank Richards Replies to Orwell"
1568:Report of Gerald Campion's passing
781:Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School,
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4235:British novels adapted into plays
1974:Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School
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715:Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School
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4225:Comics set in the United Kingdom
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3221:Hot Shot Hamish and Mighty Mouse
1474:"Magnet Character Appearances-B"
1351:Fayne & Jenkins, pp. 180–181
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873:Billy Bunter's Mystery Christmas
1758:Boys will be Boys – 3rd edition
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3359:The Leopard from Lime Street
2759:The 10,000 Disasters of Dort
1403:Hamilton Wright, pp. 164–167
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1044:Appearances in other fiction
826:as Monsieur Charpentier and
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1674:The World of Frank Richards
1360:Fayne & Jenkins, p. 114
1342:Fayne & Jenkins, p. 177
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1191:"Billy Bunter's by Bargain"
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4135:British boys' story papers
4104:Treasury of British Comics
1939:Billy Bunter's Barring-Out
1746:Sutton, Lawrence. (1980),
1736:Richards, Jeffery (1991),
1632:Beal, George, ed. (1977),
1279:Fayne & Jenkins, p. 52
1118:"The cult of Billy Bunter"
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1748:Greyfriars for Grown-ups
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1666:, London: Friars Library
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920:Billy Bunter meets Magic
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3172:For a Few Troubles More
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1463:Hamilton-Wright, p. 156
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888:Victoria Palace Theatre
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128:"The Owl of the Remove"
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3242:The Indestructible Man
2801:Anderson, Psi-Division
2051:Rebellion Developments
1947:Billy Bunter in Brazil
1821:Index of Boys Weeklies
1750:, London: Howard Baker
1686:, London: Howard Baker
1682:McCall, Peter (1982),
1676:, London: Howard Baker
1642:Cadogan, Mary (1988),
1636:, London: Howard Baker
1428:"The Magnet 1908-1940"
1097:The Celestial Toymaker
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2301:Battle Picture Weekly
1756:Turner, E.S. (1975),
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1260:"Billy Bunter's Bunk"
1220:"Magnetic Attraction"
1162:Hamilton Wright, P.65
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3730:The Thirteenth Floor
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2399:Judge Dredd Megazine
1779:The Magnet 1908–1940
1684:The Greyfriars Guide
1656:, Kent: Museum Press
1634:The Magnet Companion
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285:, Hollywood and the
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3373:Look Out for Lefty!
3228:The House of Daemon
2990:Clash of the Guards
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1704:on 19 December 2008
1646:, Middlesex: Viking
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1026:Henk van der Linden
988:comic, and then to
924:Shaftesbury Theatre
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107:TV series 1952–1961
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3527:Really & Truly
3513:The Phantom Viking
3380:Luck of the Legion
3123:End of the Line...
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1888:List of characters
1230:on 4 February 2004
1224:www.friarsclub.net
1066:Conservative Party
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779:television series
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2039:Amalgamated Press
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1793:Facts and Figures
1760:, London: Penguin
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798:as Frank Nugent,
792:Anthony Valentine
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