{"product_id":"roaring-boys-by-edward-blishen","title":"'Roaring Boys' by Edward Blishen","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a13ebf1-e3bc-83ec-8e04-eb5854921a4e-16\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-6a13ebf1-e3bc-83ec-8e04-eb5854921a4e-16\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a13ebf1-e3bc-83ec-8e04-eb5854921a4e-16\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-164\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"673a27fd-dad2-4fc4-b712-380cbc8092d9\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5-thinking\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"710\" data-end=\"1130\"\u003eA weird little read. Good for Dad, or if you wanna get into 'Dad's head'. Or if you're a teacher and want to feel seen.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"710\" data-end=\"1130\"\u003eEdward Blishen’s \u003cem data-start=\"739\" data-end=\"753\"\u003eRoaring Boys\u003c\/em\u003e is a raw, nervous account of teaching in a rough London secondary modern school in the 1950s, where classroom authority is a daily physical contest a la Ancient Rome. Written from inside the pressure of the room, it follows a young teacher trying to control boys who roar, fight, mock, resist, and slowly expose every weakness in the adult systems meant to contain them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1132\" data-end=\"1651\"\u003eFirst published in 1955, the book sits somewhere between memoir, social document, and educational reckoning: postwar schooling without the polish, full of shame, noise, exhaustion, class tension, institutional failure, and the awful private question of whether one is failing because the system is impossible or because one is personally defective. Useful for readers interested in education, youth culture, postwar Britain, class, discipline, or the grim comedy of institutions pretending they know what they’re doing.\u003cstrong data-start=\"1653\" data-end=\"1662\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1810\" data-end=\"2167\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePanther paperback. First published by Thames \u0026amp; Hudson in 1955; Panther edition first published 1966, this copy reprinted 1967\/1968. Vintage paperback with age-toning to pages, some cover wear, creasing\/rubbing, and a small area of sticker damage or paper lift near the lower front cover. Internally readable and intact.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44784264413267,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/Yourparagraphtext-2026-05-29T151947.175.png?v=1780032004","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/roaring-boys-by-edward-blishen","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}