Snape- Universal Teacher - Universal Story

[a_svirn]

No: HPFGUIDX 128460

 Steve wrote:

... but doesn't Professor Snape make an appearance in every
> single British School Boy story ever written? Of course, he appears
> under many different names, but isn't it pretty much standard fare 
for
> there to be one very unpleasant teacher in the school to act as the
> Hero's foil, nemisis, and antagonist?


He actually makes an appearance under this very name "Mr. Snape" in 
Heyer's "The Foundling" – a very unpleasant tutor, supervising the 
education of a very likable boy. A "bore", a "flogger", and 
altogether "joyless personage" whom no one "has any difficulty in 
disliking". 

a_svirn