[Christopher Fry edits, as 'A. H. Harris': the Birth of a Literary Career] Thirteen numbers (1-11, 16, 17) of the 'Bedford Modern School Gazette', with 'B.M.S. Gazette Supplement'.

Author: 
Christopher Fry (1907-2005), playwright, [born Arthur Hammond Harris]; Bedford Modern School
Publication details: 
[Bedford Modern School.] Nos 1-11 (Feb. 1925 to July 1927): Printed by the "Bedfordshire Standard" Newspaper Co. (1913), Ltd, Bedford. Nos 16 (Oct. 1928) and 17 (Dec. 1928): Printed by the County Press (Bedford) Limited. Supplement: 30 March 1926.
£750.00
SKU: 21997

Fourteen items, all 8vo. Seven numbers (4-9 and 16) are 16pp; number 17 is 26pp; other numbers range from 8 to 12pp, except for the 'B.M.S. Gazette Supplement' (30 March 1926) which has 4pp. The first five numbers on cheap newspaper stock; from the sixth number onwards the paper quality improves. Number 17 ('Special Christmas Number') has lost its back cover. The other thirteen numbers are complete. A frail survival, in fair overall condition, on aged and worn paper. Numbers 4-11 with 'Eagle' masthead, otherwise no settled layout. Becoming more professional as it proceeds, with advertisements to the later numbers. Numbers 1-8 are edited by 'A. H. Harris' (i.e. Fry), 9-11 by W. L. Davis; 16 and 17 by B. W. R. Mooring. The usual mishmash of school news ('Holiday Camp, 1928'), photographs, sports results and reports ('B.M.S. Regatta Victory. - The Winning Eight'), stories, cartoons and jokes, editorial. Fry's entry in the Oxford DNB says nothing of his school years, apart from the fact that he attended the school.