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John Finnemore


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John Finnemore (1863-1915) was a British school teacher and writer of fictional novels and history and geography texts of countries - most are for younger readers. Finnemore contributed stories to popular boys' magazines of his time such as Boy's Own Paper and Boys' Realm but he is best remembered for his books about Teddy Lester and his friends at Slapton, a fictitious English public school. The stories have a strong sporting focus, with Lester excelling at rugby, cricket and other games. He also wrote a few adult novels.

There is no existing documentation of Finnemore's life and the following account has been constructed from returns of the Census in the United Kingdom and official Birth, Marriage and Death records held at the General Reg ...more

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Average rating: 3.62 · 223 ratings · 23 reviews · 32 distinct works • Similar authors
Robin Hood
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3.59 avg rating — 173 ratings — published 1909 — 11 editions
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The Wolf Patrol A Tale of B...
3.81 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2010 — 14 editions
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Peeps at Many Lands: Japan
3.36 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2005 — 59 editions
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Teddy Lester in the fifth
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Peeps at Many Lands: India
3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1907 — 14 editions
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Three School Chums
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PEEPS AT MANY LANDS : SWITZ...
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Teddy Lester's Schooldays
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Peeps at Many Lands; England
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The Story of Japan
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Series by John Finnemore

Peeps at Many Lands: Japan Peeps at Many Lands: India Peeps at Many Lands; England PEEPS AT MANY LANDS : SWITZ... Peeps at Many Lands France
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