Talbot Baines Reed

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Talbot Baines Reed


Born
in The United Kingdom
April 03, 1852

Died
November 28, 1893

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Talbot Baines Reed (3 April 1852 – 28 November 1893) was an English writer of boys' fiction who established a genre of school stories that endured into the second half of the 20th century. Among his best-known work is The Fifth Form at St. Dominic's. He was a regular and prolific contributor to The Boy's Own Paper (B.O.P.), in which most of his fiction first appeared. Through his family's business, Reed became a prominent typefounder, and wrote a classic History of the Old English Letter Foundries. ...more

Average rating: 3.95 · 215 ratings · 39 reviews · 45 distinct works
The Fifth Form at St. Domin...

3.99 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 1881 — 55 editions
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The Willoughby Captains

4.41 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1887 — 68 editions
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A Dog with a Bad Name

3.35 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2007 — 42 editions
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The Adventures of a Three-G...

3.73 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1883 — 60 editions
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Follow My leader the Boys o...

3.77 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1885 — 51 editions
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Tom, Dick and Harry

4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2007 — 50 editions
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The Cock-House at Fellsgarth

4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1891 — 64 editions
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Roger Ingleton, Minor

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1891 — 37 editions
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My Friend Smith A Story of ...

3.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1889 — 51 editions
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Reginald Cruden: A Tale of ...

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