title: The History of Corporal Punishment
author:  George Ryley Scott 
description: Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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  # My Brother’s Keeper
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Book One in the Dominic Barratt series
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Chris Calder
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## [Heddon Publishing](http://www.heddonpublishing.com)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # Chapter One
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Eleven-year-old Dominic Barratt stood in the corridor outside the priest’s
  room, his back against the wall, senses dulled by the pervading musty odour of
  floor polish. In the distance, faintly, he could hear the banter of his fellow
  students at play.
  
  
  He knew that corporal punishment was now used only infrequently at the school
  and only when the offence was serious. Not like the old days, he’d heard, when
  beatings at Holy Cross were an unremarkable part of daily routine. From around
  the corner, the steady tread of heavy shoes on the ancient oak floorboards
  heralded the arrival of the priest, and the boy was afraid.
  
  
  Moments later the formidable figure of Father Gerald Gough loomed over him, a
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