Dr. Wortle's School

Bowick School needed a classical master, a curate, and a married household able to supervise thirty boys. My Oxford record is public; the five years I spent teaching in Missouri are less easily summarized. You step into this one-chapter preview with Mr Peacocke at the center, where choices turn on the people, promises, and pressure already in the room. He left by the church path, then turned alone toward Bowick Wood instead of going directly home. The chapter closes on a continuation question rather than resolving the novel's larger arc.

Chapters

1. The Five Missing YearsBowick · 5 min

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