The Custard Boys
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The Custard Boys is a 1961 British
novel
by John Rae
, focusing on the lives of children in a small village in World War II
Norfolk
dealing with an influx of war refugees. It is sometimes compared to Lord of the Flies
, and was adapted to make the film Reach for Glory
in 1962, and again for a second film carrying the original name in 1979, directed by Colin Finbow.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
by John Rae
John Rae (educator)
Dr John Rae was a British educator, author and novelist. He was headmaster of Taunton School and then Head Master of Westminster School ....
, focusing on the lives of children in a small village in World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
dealing with an influx of war refugees. It is sometimes compared to Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies is a novel by Nobel Prize-winning author William Golding about a group of British boys stuck on a deserted island who try to govern themselves, with disastrous results...
, and was adapted to make the film Reach for Glory
Reach for Glory
Reach for Glory is a 1962 British film adaptation of John Rae's 1961 novel, The Custard Boys, directed by Philip Leacock. It received a United Nations Award.- Plot :...
in 1962, and again for a second film carrying the original name in 1979, directed by Colin Finbow.