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Nobody's Business

The autobiography of Gordon Carey, Headmaster 1929-38, has been published by the Arnold Embellishers and is available now to buy.

Gordon Carey
Chorister at King's, Cambridge, scholar, stag and head of school at the College, scholar of Caius, rugger blue and Barbarian, educational secretary at the Cambridge University Press, infantry officer 1914-18 (Croix de Guerre), Fellow of Clare, headmaster of Eastbourne College, RAF staff officer in the Second World War, subsequently editor, indexer and man of letters yet in his own eyes a 'Nobody'.

'Nobody's Business'
This extraordinary story of a distinguished, complex Old Eastbournian has been prepared for publication by The Arnold Embellishers. Thanks to the generosity of three of their members, it is available for sale at just £10, plus postage and packing. If you are interested in the story of the College and Carey's role in its transformation into the modern, culturally diverse school that it is today, then you should purchase this book.

320 pages, 30 illustrations, A5 format hard bound.

How to purchase a copy
The book is available for £10 if you collect it from the College. Prices including postage and packing are:

  • UK address £12.50
  • European address £16.00
  • International airmail £21.00

To order your copy, print the order form, fill it out and return it with your cheque.

Cash, cheque and credit/debit card payments can be made in person at the School Shop in Old Wish Road.

Credit/debit card payments can also be made by calling the School Shop on 01323 452226 (term time only) between 8am and 1.30pm Monday to Friday, or between 8am and 12noon on Saturdays.