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...Niven patina was somewhat rudely applied by a clutter of British public schools. At Heatherdown, where he was sent in 1916 when the family finances collapsed, he made a dubious reputation as a practical joker and was expelled for mailing a sick friend some dog droppings. Then came a Dickensian reform school for "difficult boys," followed by a cramming academy under the direction of a terrible-tempered grandson of Robert Browning. Even at stately Stowe, a school he really liked, "Old Stoic" Niven couldn't resist cheating in an exam. He barely made it into Sandhurst, Britain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Rakish Progress | 2/7/1972 | See Source »

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