# Thomas B. A. Shearne — School Stories character guide

> Thomas B. A. Shearne in School Stories by P. G. Wodehouse.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Thomas, Tom, Shearne, Truthful Thomas

**First appearance:** 0002-now-talking-about-cricket

## Snapshot

A golden-haired new boy whose angelic looks invite bullying and whose calm, decisive retaliation earns him an unexpected peace.

## Who they are

Thomas arrives at Eckleton with pink cheeks and almost indecently golden hair, the very image of a Ministering Child, and Master Burge cannot resist testing him. But when Thomas sits on the thrown Bradley Arnold, then fires it back into Burge's waistcoat, the junior day-room learns that the meek face hides a cool hand. His cheerful letters home — denying blanket-tossing and gin-running — reveal a boy quietly, comically self-possessed.

## In the story

### [The Guardian](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/school_stories_se/chapters/the-guardian)

Thomas's father, who gives practical advice about cricket and work as his son departs for school.

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