Kipling portrays school as the first stage of a much larger game, a pattern maker for the experiences of life. Implied throughout the book is the question ^What happened to the fifteen-year boys, and how did the lessons they learned at school apply to the world of warfare and imperial government?^, Stalky and Co, Rudyard Kipling, 9780330292146, Pan Books, Classic book, literature book, fiction book, Young Adult book, Children school stories, Adventure book, Classics Fiction, Literature Books, Literature Fiction, Fiction, Cheapest Books, Lowest Books,