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'''''David Blaize''''' is a novel of school life by English author Edward Frederic Benson. The first edition was published in 1916 by Hodder and Stoughton, London.
Set in England before World War I, the novel describes David's years at prep school and public school, his studies, sports and friendships, and finally, his brush with death when he stops a runaway horse.<ref>''David Blaize.'' Viewforth Press. Los Angeles, Calif., 2010, pp. vii-xii. {{ISBN|1-4537-6310-4}}</ref>
==Sequels== A second novel, ''David Blaize and the Blue Door'', set in David's early childhood, was published in 1918.<ref>[http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/e-f-benson/david-blaize-and-blue-door.htm ''David Blaize and the Blue Door'' at Fantastic Fiction]</ref> In contrast to the first book, it is a fantasy in the style of ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'', set in a dream landscape permeated with nonsense.<ref>''Alternative Alices: Visions and Revisions of Lewis Carroll's Alice Books'', edited by Carolyn Sigler, University Press of Kentucky, Feb 5, 2015, p. 299–328</ref>
''David of King's'' (published in the United States as ''David Blaize of King's'') is Benson's 1924 sequel to ''David Blaize''.<ref>''David of King's.'' Viewforth Press. Los Angeles, Calif., 2010, pp. vii-xii. {{ISBN|1-4538-0281-9}}</ref> It follows David's university career at King's College, Cambridge. It was also re-published in 2010 with a new introduction and literary notes by Dr. Craig Paterson for Viewforth Press.<ref>[https://www.createspace.com/3481622 ''David of King's''] at Viewforth Press</ref>
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==External links== *[https://sites.google.com/site/efbensonfirsteditions/ ''David Blaize'' and other Benson first editions] * {{FadedPage|id=20150219|name=David Blaize}} * {{FadedPage|id=20150344|name=David Blaize and the Blue Door}} *[https://archive.org/details/davidblaize00bens ''David Blaize''] at the Internet Archive * {{librivox book | title=David Blaize | author=Edward Frederic Benson}} *[https://archive.org/details/davidblaizeblued00bensuoft ''David Blaize and the Blue Door''] at the Internet Archive
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Category:1916 British novels Category:Novels by E. F. Benson Category:Novels set in England Category:Novels set in secondary schools Category:Hodder & Stoughton books
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