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  1. “…James Hook’s last will, which was forwarded to his aunt by a land-shark of Rio. By this James left everything to Eton. But the Governors, it appears, had scruples—even about the hat—and so all passed to his aunt Emily…”

    —JM Barrie’s “Captain Hook at Eton” – being the text of an address delivered at Eton College in 1927 – can be read online via WikiSource

    4.5/10

    en.wikisource.org/wiki/Captain

    #Scottish #literature #JMBarrie #kidlit #ChildrensLiterature #PeterPan #EtonCollege #privateschools

  2. “James Hook, the pirate captain, was a great Etonian, but not a good one…”

    —Brian Till in The Atlantic explores “The Secret History of Captain Hook”

    🖼️ Alice B. Woodward (1862–1951), “Right into the jaws of the crocodile”

    4/10

    theatlantic.com/entertainment/

    #Scottish #literature #JMBarrie #kidlit #ChildrensLiterature #PeterPan #EtonCollege #privateschools

  3. The ending of the #taxbreak for #privateschools is sooo overdue!! I remember this being seen as an issue back to elections in the 80's. It was only really under #TonyBlair that @UKLabour went soft on the issue. There is NO justification for VAT not to be levied on #schoolfees.