Peter Pook: 24 books

Lieutenant Pook sounds pretty good, at least it did to Pook himself, who was seconded to the Royal Ramsami Navy to undertake the strangest mission ever to befall a naval officer. Precisely what that mission was, though, Pook never quite discovered.Assisted by Honners as navigating officer, Peter Pook...

One of the most rewarding aspects of a writer’s work is to receive letters from readers asking for more information about his characters. Some requested details of Pook’s early days, while others wanted to hear more about that fiery little nobleman, Honners.In Pook’s Tender Years Peter...

Warning: the Publishers wish to state that they can accept no responsibility for the Pook addiction which will be the inevitable result of reading this book. Persons reading it do so as their own risk.Peter Pook is desperate for money. He decides therefore to marry it, figuring this to be the...

In many of the Pook Books the part of the eternal woman behind Pook is played by the lovely Olga. Some readers asked to hear more about her, so Pook’s Tale of Woo is mainly devoted to her—and her eternal mother, Mrs. Brown.We see how the faithful and long-suffering Olga, engaged once more...

Peter Pook has graced many professions in his time, and has escaped from many difficult situations. In this latest adventure he takes up the task of teaching, bringing to his duties that unique blend of dedicated hilarity and profound near-scholarship which his thousands of readers find so hard to...

Pook’s adventures in the Royal Ramsami Navy—started in Pook Sahib and Pook’s Eastern Promise—continue here in Pook’s China Doll with a remarkable tale set on the notorious China Coast.Pook and Honners sail East on board the Soonong under the harsh discipline of Commander Bray to carry...

Banking on Form was so funny people said, that theydaren’t read it in public places—but Pook in Boots iseven funnier!Leaving the Bank, Pook continues his aggressivecareer in the Royal Marines, where he mixes with earlsand orphans—leading them all cheerfully to perdition,willingly aided by the...

Beneath the mirth and action of Playboy Pook is a serious attempt by the author to recapture those lush days of England before the war, and to get inside the minds of the young people who were fortunate enough to enjoy that fascinating era.The book is a sequel to Pook’s Tender Years, enabling the...

Readers who opened a fun account with Banking on Form and Bwana Pook will be delighted by this latest addition to their libraries. When a bank clerk struggles as hard as Pook does to live an eventful life, he is sure to get into trouble with the Manager. Mr Putty and his Chief Clerk, Mr.Pants, disapprove...

Once again Pook comes up with another original formula for mirth and sheer reading pleasure which his fans enjoy so much. Schoolmaster Pook often illustrates his lessons by anecdotes from the War. His pupils like this too, but they like it even more when nostalgia so grips Pook that he seems to reminisce...

Pook & Partners introduces another dynamic personality of the Pook fun club—Al Newman, a high-pressure salesman who persuades Pook to enter the property world in pursuit of that fortune he sought in Pook in Business.One of the snags in such a partnership is Al’s wife, Lorna, who regards...

What a shock for Pook! What a blow for Honners! It’s happened at last. As the massive Japanese war-machine remorselessly advances westward the Royal Marines are rushed to a remote desert island in the Indian Ocean to construct a defence base against the enemy.Pook and Honners are the weak links...

The author was quite overwhelmed at the way the antique trade took Pook in Business to their hearts. Some wrote to him praising the accurate background of the book—Pook spent ten happy years in the game of polishing-rags to riches—albeit bemoaning certain TV programmes which have made the customers...

So many readers requested a sequel to Pook in Business that Pook’s Curiosity Shop was a must.This time Pook enters the high class antique world in partnership with the beautiful Olga, and financed by Honners. At once we plunge into the antique dealer’s life of auctions, private buying and...