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Tom Brown's School Days

Tom Brown's School Days

by Hughes, Thomas, 1822-1896

BookID: 1480

Language:English

Reading Level:Reading ease score: 72.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Copyright Status:Public domain in the USA.

Schools -- FictionEngland -- FictionBildungsromansBoys -- Fiction

Description

"Tom Brown's School Days" by Thomas Hughes is a novel published in 1857 that follows an energetic, kind-hearted boy through his turbulent years at Rugby School in the 1830s. From brutal bullying by the infamous Flashman to unexpected friendships and moral growth, Tom's journey captures the trials of boyhood in Victorian England. Based on Hughes's own experiences, this groundbreaking work explores themes of courage, faith, and character development under the watchful eye of the legendary headmaster Dr. Thomas Arnold. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Class:PR: Language and Literatures: English literature; PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

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