Tom Brown's school days, Thomas Hughes
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Tom Brown's school days, Thomas Hughes
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Index
no index present
Literary form
fiction
Main title
Tom Brown's school days
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
809935798
Responsibility statement
Thomas Hughes
Series statement
Collins classics
Summary
he novel begins at Tom's childhood home in the Vale of the White Horse, where he spends his days out in the fields with his pony. This early idyllic setting it set up as a contrast to the stresses that Tom undergoes later at Rugby boarding school when he encounters the bully Flashman. Tom is helped through his struggles by his friends Harry 'Scud' East and the frail but brilliant George Arthur, whom Tom protects, and who ultimately helps Tom develop into a young gentleman ready for Oxford university
Target audience
adult
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