A Collegiate Casting-Out of Devilish Devices
- A Collegiate Casting-Out of Devilish Devices
A Collegiate Casting-Out of Devilish Devices is a "Discworld" short story by Terry Pratchett. The story describes the reaction of the wizards of the Unseen University to a proposal from the Patrician to introduce regulation of university education. It references the government inspector A.E. Pessimal, who goes on to have a significant role in "Thud!"
It was first published in the May 13th, 2005 issue of The Times Higher Education Supplement.
External links
* [http://loki.ovh.org/T%20Pratchett%20-%20A%20Collegiate%20Casting-Out%20Of%20Devilish%20Devices.htm A Collegiate Casting-Out of Devilish Devices]
* [http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=195991 The story at the THES online]
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