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The Victorian Public School Trevor May

The Victorian Public School By Trevor May

The Victorian Public School by Trevor May


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Public schools were in the business of producing leaders - in national government, in the Empire, and in the armed forces. This title examines the development of the Victorian and Edwardian public school, covering their defining characteristics, their slowly evolving curriculum, and the often-notable headmasters.

The Victorian Public School Summary

The Victorian Public School by Trevor May

Public schools were in the business of producing leaders - in national government, in the Empire, and in the armed forces. Their impact on society was immense, and they provided the vehicle by which the sons of the middle classes could be assimilated into the gentry. Historian Trevor May examines the development of the Victorian and Edwardian public school, covering their defining characteristics, their slowly evolving curriculum, and the often-notable headmasters. The spartan, and often brutal, life of the schoolboy is examined, and account is taken of the role of fagging and the prefect system.

About Trevor May

Trevor May was educated at the universities of London and Exeter and is now a professional historian, writer and educator. He has written over a dozen books on social and economic history topics, including books in the Shire Library series. He lives in Devon.

Table of Contents

?Introduction /Public Schools Before Arnold /The Reform and Growth of Public Schools /Teaching and Learning /The Life of the Public Schoolboy /Public Schools in an Imperial Age /Public Schools and the Wider World /Further Reading /Index

Additional information

GOR012577858
9780747807223
0747807221
The Victorian Public School by Trevor May
Used - Like New
Paperback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
20091030
64
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