Tom Brown's School Days

Thomas Hughes

Macmillan

1906 printing

"Prize Library" series

Hardback

267 pages

Illustrated by J. Macfarlane

Book has signs of ageing - please study the photographs.

Tom Brown's School Days is an iconic 1857 semi-autobiographical novel written by English author Thomas Hughes. Set in the 1830s, the book chronicles life at Rugby School, a prestigious English public boys' boarding school. It popularised the modern "school story" literary genre and significantly influenced public perceptions of British education.

The 1906 Macmillan reprint of Thomas Hughes' classic novel, Tom Brown's School Days, was featured in the "Prize Library" series. This special marketing edition was designed for schools, institutions, and churches to distribute as academic rewards or gifts.

Edition Specifications

• Publisher: Macmillan & Co., London
• Illustrations: Features 32 line text drawings and vignette plates by Scottish artist J. Macfarlane.
• Pagination: Comprises 267 pages (excluding the introductory preface).
• Text Foundation: Relies on the text of the authoritative 6th edition text, including the author's extended preface.