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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Author: Thomas Hughes

Author: Thomas Hughes (1822–1896)

Alternate Name(s): An Old Boy (pseudonym)

Biography: Social reformer and children's writer. Father of novelist Caroline Hughes. See entry in DNB or Sutherland.

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References: DNB; NCBEL; Sutherland

Fiction Titles:

  1. Tom Brown's School Days.  1 vol.  London: Macmillan, 1857.
  2. The Scouring of the White Horse: or, The Long Vacation Ramble of a London Clerk.  1 vol.  London: Macmillan, 1859.
  3. Tom Brown at Oxford.  3 vol.  London: Macmillan, 1861.