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Tom Brown at Oxford is a novel by Thomas Hughes, first published in serial form in Macmillan's Magazine in 1859. It was published in two volumes in book form in 1861.[1] It is a sequel to the better-known Tom Brown's School Days.
 Cover of 1885 Macmillan and Company edition. | |
| Author | Thomas Hughes |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Sydney Prior Hall |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Macmillan |
Publication date | 1861 |
| Publication place | England |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Preceded by | Tom Brown's School Days |
The story follows the character of Tom Brown to a fictional St Ambrose's College, Oxford. The novel offers a vivid impression of university life in the mid nineteenth century.[2]
The book was out of print for many years but is available in Britain from Wordsworth Classics with 'Tom Brown's Schooldays' and is now available on the Project Gutenberg ebook site. Editions of the serialized form are available at the Hathi Trust.[3]
The illustrator Sydney Prior Hall (1842–1922), a portrait painter and illustrator, was one of the leading reportage artists of the later Victorian period.
References
edit- ^ Tom Brown at Oxford: A sequel to School days at Rugby. Ticknor and Fields. 1861.
- ^ Tom Brown's Schooldays and Tom Brown at Oxford. 5 April 1993.
- ^ Tom Brown at Oxford: A sequel to School days at Rugby. Ticknor and Fields. 1861.
External links
edit- Tom Brown at Oxford at Project Gutenberg
- Tom Brown at Oxford public domain audiobook at LibriVox
- National Portrait Gallery page on Sydney Prior Hall
