Frank boyden served as headmaster of deerfield academy for sixtysix years. Listen to headmasters wager audiobook by vincent lam. Unless otherwise stated, this discussion guide is reprinted with the permission of hogarth books. I killed zayden while disguised as the headmaster and. Buy a cheap copy of the headmasters wager book by vincent lam. Audio book sample courtesy of penguin random house audio. Arriving at the school in 1902, boyden began his labors with fourteen students and a group of trustees that were less than inspired.
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