Tom Brown at Oxford

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Tom Brown at Oxford

Cover of 1885 Macmillan and Company edition.
Author Thomas Hughes
Illustrator Sydney Prior Hall
Country England
Language English
Genre(s) Novel
Publisher Macmillan
Publication date 1861
Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback)
ISBN NA
Preceded by Tom Brown's Schooldays


Tom Brown at Oxford is a novel by Thomas Hughes, first published in 1861. It is a sequel to the better-known Tom Brown's Schooldays. The book has been out of print for many years and, although the copyright on the text has expired, it is not yet available at a public domain ebook site.

The illustrator Sydney Prior Hall (1842-1922), portrait painter and illustrator, was one of the leading reportage artists of the later Victorian period.

Tom's "Wine" in honour of his Father. "The Squire, who has been carefully planted by Tom with his back to the death warrant, enjoys himself very much." --P. 464. Frontispiece by Sydney Prior Hall from the 1885 Macmillan and Company edition of Tom Brown at Oxford.
Tom's "Wine" in honour of his Father. "The Squire, who has been carefully planted by Tom with his back to the death warrant, enjoys himself very much." --P. 464. Frontispiece by Sydney Prior Hall from the 1885 Macmillan and Company edition of Tom Brown at Oxford.


Title page from the 1885 Macmillan and Company edition of Tom Brown at Oxford. Click on image to enlarge.
Title page from the 1885 Macmillan and Company edition of Tom Brown at Oxford. Click on image to enlarge.


[edit] External links

  • National Portrait Gallery page on Sydney Prior Hall: [1]
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