Tom Brown's School Days

Description

An influential school-based novel set at Rugby, a public school for boys, in the nineteenth century. It tells how the boys are taught to be virtuous, honest and steadfast, even in the face of bullying and possibly unfair punishments. It is a book that passes the test of time, despite the risible Victorian stiff-upper-lip ideology, and as a bonus it introduces the famous villain Harry Flashman, the character who would later be reincarnated by George MacDonald Fraser for his popular series of Flashman novels.

First Sentence

THE Browns have become illustrious by the pen of Thackeray and the pencil of Doyle within the memory of the young gentlemen who are now matriculating at the Universities.

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Other Editions

• Tom Brown's School DaysPaperbackKessinger Publishing2004-05-31
• Tom Brown's SchooldaysPaperbackAirmont Pub Co1968-06-01
• Tom Brown's SchooldaysPuffin1984-04-03
• Tom Brown's SchooldaysAudio CassetteDh Audio1986-01-01
• Tom Brown's School DaysHardcoverBuccaneer Books1987-01-01
• Tom Browns School DaysHardcoverYestermorrow Inc1998-08-01