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Tom Brown's Schooldays (Oxford World's Classics) Paperback – August 15, 2008

by Thomas Hughes (Author), Andrew Sanders (Editor)
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One of the classics of English children's literature, and one of the earliest books written specifically for boys, this novel's steady popularity has given it an influence well beyond the upper middle-class world that it describes. It tells a story central to an understanding of Victorian life, but its freshness helps to distinguish it from the narrow schoolboy adventures that it later inspired. The book includes an introduction and notes by Andrew Sanders.

About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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    Preschool - 2
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    7.5 x 1.4 x 5 inches
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    August 15, 2008
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0199537305
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press; Reissue edition (August 15, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 464 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780199537303
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0199537303
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 8 - 12 years
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 2
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 1.4 x 5 inches
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Crow-Conspirator
5.0 out of 5 stars The "First Flashman" Book! (But Interesting Too)
Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2023
Little did Thomas Hughes imagine a minor character would be transformed by George MacDonald Fraser into the immortal poltroon of Fraser's wonderfully entertaining and scandalous historical Flashman series. Aside from satisfying the curiosity of Flashy fans, this novel is an interesting period piece that shows the character traits the fictional Flashman's contemporaries actually admired, or at least wished to promote it it's young men. Even its highly moralistic tone sheds light on the era. It moves along well enough and has sufficient clearly lived through detail to be a worthwhile read on its own, although probably not to modern tastes as a work of fiction.
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Bene Dubitare
5.0 out of 5 stars Just what young men need
Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2019
If I had a son, this is what I would have him read. This forgotten classic, that encourages Christian virtue at every turn, was once gifted to English schoolboys for good attendance. Hughes meanders like Herodotus, whom he often references, in the beginning, but persevering is worth it. The themes of personal sanctity, humility, standing up to bullies, praying for enemies, gratitude, duty, and encouraging friends to be better, oblige me to promote it.
The book is also a great peek into what a great education was provided in the 1830s. I missed many of the references to Greek drama and intend to read much more of them.
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George W. Lynn
4.0 out of 5 stars A Brave Lad
Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2009
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A must read for any of the legions of Flashman fanatics (like myself) if only for a better understanding of what George MacDonald Fraser was satirizing in his famous, and infamous Flashman, series. Of course, this was aimed at Victorian boys to inspire them to be better Victorian gentlemen and not to jaded, cynical world weary reprobates like myself. So, perhaps I'm not the most appropriate reviewer of this book. No doubt, Tom Brown, Arnold and the author himself would arm wrestle each other to be the first to agree.

But, it's not such a bad read, even now in the 21st century. Tom Brown is an exemplary Boy's Life character, full of vim and vigor, not overly intellectual, but quite bright and without doubt, the very model of a brave and adventuresome young man, everything one would most definitely want in a defender of the queen, empire, and the faith, and most assuredly everything my preferred character, Harry Flashman, is not. His inevitable triumph over the upperclassman bully, young Flashman is the highlight of the novel. It's been filmed as a movie on several occasions, and not without reason.
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Ethan Parker
5.0 out of 5 stars I highly recommend this book!
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2010
This is a great coming of age tale for boys. It takes place in Victorian England and reveals a lot about the society and the attitudes regarding class at that time. The theme of the story is timeless though. The trials and tribulations of growing up are something that every generation experiences, and even though times change, it never gets easier. Every generation faces its bullies, has its mentors, makes its friends, and gets into trouble.

This book is very well written, and the character development is wonderful. We get to see Tom grow to become a better person as the book goes on. The characters are very memorable with the bully, Flashman, becoming famous, so much so that his character inspired an entire series of new novels devoted to him that became very popular.
In this story Tom Brown is a good yet bold and stubborn boy who gets transferred to a new school, the Rugby School for boys. There he meets the bane of his young existence, the bully, Flashman. As Flashman becomes more and more aggressive towards Tom and his friend, they decide they must do something to stop him.

I highly recommend this book. It's great for boys, and also contains a lot of action and sports. This is the book that made rugby famous after all. Not only that, the book teaches some excellent lessons through its main character becoming a better and better person as the book goes along. We learn his lessons along with him as we go through his trials and his victories with him.
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Arthur Bacon
5.0 out of 5 stars I loved this book when I was thirteen and about to ...
Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2014
I loved this book when I was thirteen and about to go off to boarding school myself. I highly recommend it.
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Benedictus
5.0 out of 5 stars Great classic, valid beyond time
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2008
Reading this book, one rapidly understands why it became so popular. Firstly, there's the beauty of the story in itself, and the vivid way in which the most important characters of the book are depicted. You can easily identify with Tom Brown whatever your age, and in every Flashman and East you will see people you have known in younger years, and relive those days.
In addition, there's the beautiful ethical message and the solid Christian faith; you don't find them often in modern fiction, so you enjoy them even more. Thirdly there is, from our perspective, the beautiful contrast with a world not asphyxiated by health and safety concerns and in many ways rougher than ours, but probably more authentic.
One clearly understands the message that becoming a man is a process which requires trials, defeats, and perseverance and truly wonders whether the present day society is not overprotective.

Thomas Hughes is unashamedly Christian, almost shockingly so by today's standards. And this is good, very good. His approach to life is, in my Penguin book, called "muscular Christianity". I find this remark very appropriate, and the approach certainly every bit as good today as it was in Hughes' times.

The fame of this book seems to have faded a bit since the Victorian heydays. Still, it remains a glorious book, its message valid beyond time.
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Patricia
5.0 out of 5 stars Great portrait of old English boarding schools
Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2012
I loved this book. I'm a real Anglophile and the characters are wonderfully fleshed out. A good book for kids to read too.
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Liam
1.0 out of 5 stars This is unacceptable, my book only has 384 pages out of 400+!
Reviewed in Italy on October 8, 2022
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The explanatory notes stop at page 384! It's disheartening to see this happen with a (formerly, apparently) reputable company such as the Oxford University Press!
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Peter Matthews
5.0 out of 5 stars A Memorable description of a religious boarding school.
Reviewed in Canada on August 8, 2016
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The book is an old friend, first encountered in a suede covered handbook when I was around ten years of age. It is heavy on links between religion and the virtues while ignoring the sexual and violent abuses common in these schools.
Worth reading for its sentence structures and moralizing in contrast to a modern novel with pithy, abrasive clauses. Some parts are almost intolerable for their cloying sentimentality.
At root it is is a fine story with excellent vignettes and an Englishness that is palpable.
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k vivitha
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in India on August 29, 2015
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brendarobsoneifler
5.0 out of 5 stars tom browns schooldays english edition
Reviewed in Germany on May 1, 2015
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I bought the kindle copy, because my book has very small writing. I have always loved this book, and want to present it to the book circle I run, in Germany, for English speaking people.

At the moment they are not fond of classical english lit. I hope to change their minds with this book.
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dr john g tucker
4.0 out of 5 stars an inspiring tale of life in old English public school
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 22, 2014
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An affectionate tale of rites of passage in an old England public school. i was surprised how meritocratic the school was. The masters understood boys well and were firm and fair.i think modern school discipline can be protracted and verge of psycho-bullying.
The author is clearly quite religious and does overdue that aspect a little for my taste. Wonderful vocabulary with many lovely old English words that have slipped out of common usage.
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