A review by marystephanos
St. Trinian's: The Entire Appalling Business by Ronald Searle

3.0

The charming, misbehaving girls of St Trinian's offer a wonderful rejoinder to the portrait of British boarding schools found in, among others, the Harry Potter books. Published in the mid 20th century, Ronald Searle's multi-layered, single-pane comics portray a world in which a girl's greatest virtue is not getting caught. The girls of St Trinian's are violent and crude, and they have no scruples about torturing those they deem worthy. This volume collects all the comics (and there aren't as many as one might like), but it would have benefited from some commentary. Recommended but with reservations.