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Lifetime: 1822 - 1896 Passed: ≈ 128 years ago

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Thomas Hughes

Books by Thomas Hughes

Tom Brown's School Days Cover image

Tom Brown's School Days

Fiction Novel Education Children's Literature
Education Friendship England Cricket Classic Literature Coming-of-age Victorian era Character development Boys Boarding school Public school Rugby School British School Moral Values Sportsmanship Bullying

Tom Brown's Schooldays is a novel by Thomas Hughes first published in 1857. The story is set at Rugby School, a public school for boys, in the 1830s. Hughes attended Rugby School from 1834 to 1842. The novel was originally published as being "by an...

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Tom Brown at Oxford

This sequel to Tom Brown's School Days follows Tom to Oxford, where he studies at St. Ambrose's College. While the college is fictional, the story provides a glimpse into the workings of Oxford in the nineteenth century, and the relationships betwee...