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First published in 1985 by Routledge & Kegan Paul pic 14 Leicester Square, London WC2H 7PH, England 9 Park Street, Boston, Mass. 02108, USA and Broadway House, Newtown Road, Henley on Thames, Oxon RG9 1EN, England Set in Bembo, 10 on 12pt by Columns o f Reading and printed in Great Britain by St Edmundsbury Press Ltd. Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk © P. W. Musgrave 1985 No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher, except for the quotation o f brief passages in criticism Library o f Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Musgrave, P .W . (Peter William) From Brown to Bunter. Bibliography: p. Includes index. 1. English fiction - History and criticism. 2. Education in literature. 3. Schools in literature. 4. Children's stories, English - History and criticism. 5. Boys - Books and reading. 6. Public schools, Endowed (Great Britain) - History. I. Title. PR830.E38M87 1985 813’.009'355 85-1891 British Library CIP data also available ISB N 0-7102-0529-5