The Schoolmaster: A Commentary Upon the Aims and Methods of an Assistant-Master in a Public School (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Arthur Christopher Benson

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1334997810 ISBN 13: 9781334997815

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2016

Synopsis

Excerpt from The Schoolmaster: A Commentary Upon the Aims and Methods of an Assistant-Master in a Public School

The schoolmaster is perhaps not so much criticised at present as he ought to be; or such criticism is of a secret character. The public

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Review

From Wellington to Orwell, Shelley to Cameron the names of distinguished Old Etonians form a rich roll call of British national life. Yet only one man has his name recorded on a commemorative blue plaque on a school building. That man is A C Benson. --Tony Little, Head Master, Eton College

..please, can we have this man as the Minister for Education, and can we have him now. --Jonathan Smith, author of The Following Game

About the Author

Arthur Christopher Benson was an English essayist, poet, and author. His poems and volumes of essays, such as From a College Window, made him famous in his day. Today, he is best remembered as the author of the words to one of Britain's best-loved patriotic songs, Land of Hope and Glory.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1334997810
• ISBN 13: 9781334997815
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 190