Memoir of a Brother (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

By Thomas Hughes

A poignant memoir of his late brother George, who was an enormous influence on Hughes, so much so that Hughes based his famous character Tom Brown, of Tom Brown’s School Days, on him. This collection of reminiscences captures the youthful adventures and bonds between two brothers who are also the closest of friends.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Barnes & Noble
• Release date: Apr 12, 2011
• ISBN: 9781411450714

Thomas Hughes

Thomas Hughes was an English lawyer, politician, and author best known for his semi-autobiographical classic Tom Brown’s School Days. Trained as a lawyer, Hughes was appointed a county-court judge before being elected to the British Parliament. Hughes was also a committed social reformer, and was one of the founders and later principal of Working Men’s College. His interest in social structures led him to become involved with the model village, and he later founded a settlement that experimented with utopian life in Tennessee. In addition to Tom Brown, Hughes penned The Scouring of the White Horse, Tom Brown at Oxford, Life of Alfred the Great, and Memoir of a Brother. He died in 1896.