Nicholas Lezard

The boys who never grow up: Sad Little Men, by Richard Beard, reviewed

A furious denunciation of the private boarding school system which produces damaged men prone to dissembling, hypocrisy, snobbery – and a blind belief in their right to run the country

Born to rule: Eton boys at an event attended by the Queen in 2010. Credit: Getty Images
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  • Sad Little Men: Private Schools and the Ruin of England

    Richard Beard

    Harvill Secker, pp. 278, £16

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