Review This great book is a collection of five hilarious tales from the best selling author of 'The Other Side of the Dale', 'Over Hill and Dale' and 'It Takes One to Know One'. Royston Knapper is a mischievous, 11-year-old, loveable rogue who is forever in trouble. This is a very funny book, a must read, that will cheer you up and make you smile. -- Lucy ― Betty Bookmark Product Description Eleven-year-old Royston Knapper is always up to mischief and in trouble with his teachers and parents as he disrupts his classroom, tricks his father, and brings home a vicious dog. About the Author Gervase Phinn is an English author and educator. After a career as a teacher he became a schools inspector and, latterly, Visiting Professor of Education at the University of Teesside. He graduated from Leeds Trinity University in 1970 with a degree in Education.