Other editions of book Tom Brown's schooldays by Thomas Hughes

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 edition. Excerpt: ...stay to compare books, make bets, and so on; Tom, who doesn't choose to move while Flashman is at the door; and East, who stays by his friend, anticipating trouble. The sporting set now gathered round Tom. Public opinion wouldn't allow them actually to rob him of his ticket, but any humbug or intimidation by which he could be driven to sell the whole or part at an undervalue was lawful. "Now, young Brown, come, what'll you sell me Harkaway for? I hear he isn't going to start. I'll give you five shillings for him," begins the boy who had opened the ticket. Tom, remembering his good deed, and moreover in his forlorn state wishing to make a friend, is about to accept the offer, when another cries out, "I'll give you seven shillings." Tom hesitated, and looked from one to the other. "No, no!" said Flashman, pushing in, "leave me to deal with him; we'll draw lots for it afterwards. Now, sir, you know me: you'll sell Harkaway to us for five shillings, or you'll repent it." "I won't sell a bit of him," answered Tom shortly. "You hear that now!" said Flashman, turning to the others. "He's the coxiest young blackguard in the house. I always told you so. We're to have all the trouble and risk of getting up the lotteries for the benefit of such fellows as he." Flashman forgets to explain what risk they ran, but he speaks to willing ears. Gambling makes boys selfish and cruel as well as men. "That's true. We always draw blanks," cried one.--" Now, sir, you shall sell half, at any rate." "I won't," said Tom, flushing up to his hair, and lumping them all in his mind with his sworn enemy." "Very well then; let's roast him," cried Flashman,...

In Thomas Hughes’ classic schoolboy novel, the reader follows the adventures of Tom Brown as he leaves his home in the Vale of the White Horse, Berkshire, and begins life at Rugby School in the 1830s. Tom’s school career at Rugby starts well, but he begins to lose his way, finding himself in many scrapes and difficulties with Flashman - the school bully, the masters, other boys, as well as local land-owners. Finally he appears before the Headmaster, Dr. Arnold, the man whom Tom fears more than anyone. Will the Doctor need to remove Tom from the school, or can he find a way to arrest Tom’s downward spiral of behaviour? The reader follows the action, and in the end Tom does have to leave Rugby, however not as a young, thoughtless boy, but as a strong, courageous and thoughtful man who has learned from the Doctor that there is an even greater Master yet. This Cameron Collectible volume is a full-length, unabridged edition, and includes a preface written by Thomas Hughes that is omitted by many other publishers. It is available only as a printed volume, (i.e. unavailable on kindle) and restricted to 2,000 copies worldwide. The cover picture is of Rugby School, painted by Norman Wilkinson and used with permission from the National Railway Museum / Science & Society Picture Library. 'Cameron Collectibles' are all individually typed and carefully edited, to ensure that the reading experience is not hampered by poor proofing or textual errors. We do not publish facsimile versions or use Optical Recognition equipment. See www.cameron-collectibles.blogspot.com for more details of the range we offer and the work we do.