Thomas Hughes

This novel describes Tom's time at Rugby School from his first football match, through his troubled adolescence when he is savagely bullied by the unspeakable Flashman, to his growing maturity as a young man.

Tom Brown's School Days

Arthur Hughes

Recounts the adventures of a young English boy at Rugby School in the early nineteenth century.

Tom Brown's Schooldays

Another classic that I read for class. I've never read Tom Brown's Schooldays in its' entirety before, so I'm glad I was able to read it! 

The most interesting thing for me about this novel is definitely the narration. While the narrator is omnipotent, knowing the feelings and thoughts of the characters, they simultaneously make you as a reader feel apart of the story. I really enjoyed this kind of story and it kind of felt like a gossip sesh. The story follows Tom and the other Rugby schoolboys through their journey at public school. While playing into many stereotypical ideals of the 'British man,' I couldn't help but root for Tom and more particularly, Arthur. Analyzing this book through a Victorian Masculinities lens was really crucial to understanding muscular Christianity that was ever present at this time in Britain.

Paige Leitner

Another classic that I read for class. I've never read Tom Brown's Schooldays in its' entirety before, so I'm glad I was able to read it! 

The most interesting thing for me about this novel is definitely the narration. While the narrator is omnipotent, knowing the feelings and thoughts of the characters, they simultaneously make you as a reader feel apart of the story. I really enjoyed this kind of story and it kind of felt like a gossip sesh. The story follows Tom and the other Rugby schoolboys through their journey at public school. While playing into many stereotypical ideals of the 'British man,' I couldn't help but root for Tom and more particularly, Arthur. Analyzing this book through a Victorian Masculinities lens was really crucial to understanding muscular Christianity that was ever present at this time in Britain.

Jim Hagan

Modith D.

The son of a country squire enters Rugby School and quickly learns the harsh realities of life in an English boarding school.

lauren carla

We follow Tom Brown through many adventures, with classic and exciting accounts of rugby and cricket matches, as well as scenes of flogging, fighting and fagging. we see Tom in a variety of difficult situations, including being roasted in front of an open fire, by the school bully, Harry Flashman (one of the outstanding villains of literature). We also see Tom in a number of scrapes and it looks as though he may end up getting into serious trouble. But the wise headmaster asks Tom to look after a younger and frailer boy, and it is this responsibility, which matures him into a self reliant, and upright young man, ready to face the world.

Tom Brown's School Days

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