Tom Brown's Schooldays
Tom Brown's Schooldays, first published in 1857, is a novel by Thomas Hughes, set at a public school, Rugby School for Boys, in the 1830s when Hughes himself had been a student there.
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1857 - Thomas Hughes - Public school - Rugby School for Boys - 1830s
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The novel was originally published as being 'by an Old Boy of Rugby', and it is immediately apparent that much of it is based on the author's experiences. In fact, Tom Brown is based on the author's brother, George Hughes, and George Arthur is based on Arthur Penrhyn Stanley.
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Tom Brown was tremendously influential on the genre of British school novels, which began in the 19th century, and is one of the few still in print.
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~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | Language |
| ► | Synopsis |
| ► | Themes |
| ► | Setting |
| ► | Related Works |
| ► | External links |
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