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''Tom Brown's Schooldays'', written by Thomas Hughes and published in 1857, is one of the classics of the [[Boarding School]] genre. The main character is eleven-year-old Tom Brown, the son of well-to-do country squire.▼
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▲'''''Tom Brown's
The early chapters of the novel deal with Tom Brown's childhood at his home in the Vale of White Horse. Tom Brown's first school year was at a local school. His second year started at a private school, but due to an epidemic of fever in the area, all the school's boys were sent home, and Tom was transferred mid-term to Rugby School, where he made acquaintance with the adults and boys who lived at the school and in its environs. On his arrival at Rugby, the Tom Brown is looked after by a more experienced classmate, Harry "Scud" East. Soon after, Tom and East become the targets of a bully named Flashman.
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In the second half of the book, Dr. Thomas Arnold, the historical headmaster of the school at the time, gives Tom the care of George Arthur, a frail, pious, academically brilliant, gauche, and sensitive new boy.
The book has been highly
Parodies include "Tompkinson's Schooldays" in ''[[Ripping Yarns]]'', "Tim Brown's Schooldays" in ''[[I'm Sorry, I'll
[[George Macdonald Fraser]] has written an entire series purporting to reveal what the bully [[Flashman]] got up to after he left school.
Not to be confused with the controversial Japanese [[Anime]] called ''[[
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* [[Aristocrats Are Evil]] - Most are not, but Flashman and his father embody the worse side of the aristocracy.
* [[Author Tract]] - Reportedly, when people told Hughes that the book would have been more enjoyable if it were less preachy, he replied that as far as he was concerned the opportunity to preach was the whole point of the exercise. It should be noted that the preaching is strongest in the second half of the book, which is rarely adapted into film or TV.
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