Among his students were Kathleen Hale, the creator of Orlando the Marmalade Cat: A Camping Holiday (1938) and its sequels, and C.H. Chapman, who went on to take over the drawing of Billy Bunter.
Billy Bunter, a fictional character created by Charles Hamilton (using the nom de plume of Frank Richards).
Along with similar phrases (e.g. "the needfulness is terrific") it is used by the character of Hurree Jamset Ram Singh in the Billy Bunter stories.
He was nicknamed "Bunter" because of his supposed resemblance to Billy Bunter.
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Collins's Armada Books imprint also published similar series, such as the Three Investigators, alongside such British stalwarts as Biggles, Billy Bunter, and Paddington Bear, and such well-loved authors as Enid Blyton, Malcolm Saville, Diana Pullein-Thompson.
She was interviewed for Gyles Brandreth's programme on the centenary of Billy Bunter that was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2008.