And, anyhow, it’s a silly biznai, bung through. Besides, there’s bound to be a mess somewhere or other with old De Vitré in charge. “AND then De Vitré said we were beastly funks not to help, and I said there were too many chaps in it to suit us. Corkran’s devious manipulation of the situation earns him the nickname “Stalky.”Ĭontent Advisory: This story briefly mentions child abuse.Īnd they’ve forgot that the bauld Buccleuch They stealthily rescue their schoolmates from the angry farmhands, and manage to take revenge on the farmhands in the process. Kipling once admitted, “A certain amount of it, I am sorry to say, is founded on fact, though that is no recommendation.” In “Stalky,” Corkran, McTurk, and Beetle are caught up in an altercation between some fellow pupils and local farmers. 1 Another of these stories included in the VSFP archive is "Slaves of the Lamp." Intriguingly, the characters and unbelievable antics are somewhat autobiographical. While this tale was not compiled in Kipling’s later novel Stalky & Co, it was Kipling’s first tale regarding these boys’ adventurous antics. Introductory Note: Originally published in The Windsor Magazine and McClure's Magazine in 1898, “Stalky” was the first of several boys' stories to revolve around three schoolboys-Corkran, McTurk, and Beetle.
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