Porterhouse Blue

The basis of a PBS miniseries, Porterhouse Blue confirms that Tom Sharpe is “an excellent writer and absolutely hilarious. His characterizations are deft, his plots are brilliant, and his prose style is smooth and winning” (P.J. O’Rourke).

To Porterhouse College–bastion of a formidable crew team, lavish dining hall and wine cellar, and laughable academic standards–comes a crusading new Master. Porterhouse alumni believe in manly sports, the royal family, and brandy in the library with a fer...