"The Politeness of Princes" Sir Eustace Briggs, the pompous mayor of the nearby town of Wrykyn Publication history The story was serialised in The Captain in six parts from October 1903 to March 1904, with illustrations by T. M. R. Whitwell. The novel is dedicated "To That Prince of Slackers, Herbert Westbrook". The first edition of the book included eight of the illustrations by T. M. R. Whitwell from the serial. The American edition was issued by Macmillan, New York, from imported sheets in 1923. Under the title By Order of the League!, the story was serialised in the magazine The Boys' Friend (UK) from January to February in 1923. It was included in The Gold Bat and Other Stories, a collection of three school novels by Wodehouse published by Penguin Books in March 1986. The book also includes The Head of Kay's and The White Feather. References Notes Sources External links The Russian Wodehouse Society's page, with photos of book covers and list of characters. Free eBook of The Gold Bat at Project Gutenberg Novels by P. G. Wodehouse 1904 British novels 1904 children's books British children's novels Novels about cricket A & C Black books Novels set in schools Novels first published in serial form Works originally published in The Captain (magazine)