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The Harpole Report is the third novel by J. L. Carr, published in 1972. The novel tells the story mostly in the form of a school log book kept by George Harpole, temporary Head Teacher of the Church of England primary school of "Tampling St. Read More..

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Description	The Harpole Report is the third novel by J. L. Carr, published in 1972. The novel tells the story mostly in the form of a school log book kept by George Harpole, temporary Head Teacher of the Church of England primary school of "Tampling St. Nicholas". The novel has attained a minor cult status within the teaching profession. The characters George Harpole and Emma Foxberrow reappear in Carr's eighth and final novel, Harpole & Foxberrow General Publishers and more briefly, What Hetty Did.Like all of Carr's novels, it is grounded in personal experience. Carr was a Primary School teacher for almost 40 years, including 15 years spent as Head Teacher of Highfields school in Kettering.Rogers, Byron (2003). The Last Englishman. The Life of J.L. Carr. London: Aurum Press. Carr described it as "an evangelical tract that got away".Carr, J.L. (1983) A double life in literature. The Author Vol 44, No 4, pages 102 - 104. The novel is now published by The Quince Tree Press, which was established by Carr in 1966 to publish his illustrated maps and small books.Carr, J.L. (1987) An inventory and a history of the Quince Tree Press to mark its 21st year and the sale of its 500,000th small book. August 1987. Kettering: The Quince Tree Press.
Description	The Harpole Report is the third novel by J. L. Carr, published in 1972. The novel tells the story mostly in the form of a school log book kept by George Harpole, temporary Head Teacher of the Church of England primary school of "Tampling St. Nicholas". The novel has attained a minor cult status within the teaching profession. The characters George Harpole and Emma Foxberrow reappear in Carr's eighth and final novel, Harpole & Foxberrow General Publishers and more briefly, What Hetty Did.Like all of Carr's novels, it is grounded in personal experience. Carr was a Primary School teacher for almost 40 years, including 15 years spent as Head Teacher of Highfields school in Kettering.Rogers, Byron (2003). The Last Englishman. The Life of J.L. Carr. London: Aurum Press. Carr described it as "an evangelical tract that got away".Carr, J.L. (1983) A double life in literature. The Author Vol 44, No 4, pages 102 - 104. The novel is now published by The Quince Tree Press, which was established by Carr in 1966 to publish his illustrated maps and small books.Carr, J.L. (1987) An inventory and a history of the Quince Tree Press to mark its 21st year and the sale of its 500,000th small book. August 1987. Kettering: The Quince Tree Press.

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Name	The Harpole Report
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Authors	J.L. Carr
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Genre	Fiction
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Language	English
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Country	United Kingdom
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Pages	164
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Media_type	Print (Hardback)
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Isbn	978-0-436-08610-6
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Oclc	641281
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Publisher	Secker and Warburg
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