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Tom Brown's School Days

by Thomas Hughes

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EssaysChildren's LiteratureFictionClassic LiteratureBritish LiteratureVictorian Literature19th Century Literature
Literature19th CenturyChildrensFictionVictorianClassicsBritish Literature
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How is this book unique? Illustrations included Original & Unabridged Edition One of the best books to read Classic historical fiction books Extremely well formatted Tom Brown's School Days is an 1857 novel by Thomas Hughes. The story is set in the 1830s at Rugby School, a public school for boys. The novel was originally published as being "by an Old Boy of Rugby", and much of it is based on the author's experiences. Tom Brown is largely based on the author's brother George Hughes. George Arthur, another of the book's main characters, is generally believed to be based on Arthur Penrhyn Stanley. The fictional Tom's life also resembles the author's, in that the culminating event of his school career was a cricket match. Tom Brown's School Days has been the source for several film and television adaptations. It also influenced the genre of British school novels, which began in the 19th century, and led to fictional depictions of schools such as Billy Bunter's Greyfriars School, Mr Chips' Brookfield, St. Trinian's, and Harry Potter's Hogwarts. A sequel, Tom Brown at Oxford, was published in 1861.

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TOM BROWN'S SCHOOLDAYS

By Thomas Hughes

Illustrated by Louis Rhead

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CONTENTS

PART I.

CHAPTER I—THE BROWN FAMILY

CHAPTER II—THE “VEAST.”

CHAPTER III—SUNDRY WARS AND ALLIANCES.

CHAPTER IV—THE STAGE COACH.

CHAPTER V—RUGBY AND FOOTBALL.

CHAPTER VI—AFTER THE MATCH.

CHAPTER VII—SETTLING TO THE COLLAR.

CHAPTER VIII—THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE.

CHAPTER IX—A CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS.

PART II.

CHAPTER I—HOW THE TIDE TURNED.

CHAPTER II—THE NEW BOY.

CHAPTER III—ARTHUR MAKES A FRIEND.

CHAPTER IV—THE BIRD-FANCIERS.

CHAPTER V—THE FIGHT:

CHAPTER VI—FEVER IN THE SCHOOL.

CHAPTER VII—HARRY EAST'S DILEMMAS AND DELIVERANCES.

CHAPTER VIII—TOM BROWN'S LAST MATCH.

CHAPTER IX—FINIS.

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