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`A pleasure to read' HISTORY `Well-written and extensively researched ... a book of far greater importance than its title suggests' HISTORY `Tyerman is a meticulous researcher, and nothing seems to have escaped his eagle eye' HISTORY `will serve as a model for future educational historians' HISTORY `this splendid new history of Harrow, the first in half a century and the first to approach its subject in a completely dispassionate manner' HISTORY `unlike many school histories it is a scholarly work, concerned with facts rather than received traditions and comfortable half-truths.' Huon Mallalieu, Country Life, 21 June 2001 `Tyerman raises important questions about the nature of educational leadership and how we judge it ... A History of Harrow School should be required reading for all government officials who imagine that a failing comprehensive can be rescued by a new charismatic Head, with no extra injection of cash ... a careful, sometimes agreeably acid analysis of four hundred years of English social and educational history, seen through the microcosm of one of the country's most famous and notorious schools ... it is a considerable tribute to the openness, or maybe the self-confidence, of the school authorities that they were prepared to let so many skeletons out of the cupboard, even comparatively recent ones.' Mary Beard, London Review of Books, 7 June 2001 `This is a good history that will set the standard for future school histories throughout the country.' Contemporary Review `this is a bracing, vigorous study based on exhaustive research and written with verve, skill and a humour worthy of Harrow. I particularly liked the story of the mid-20th century English beak who would append to an essay: Much better: 0 .' Hugh Massingberd, The Oldie `the joy of the book is in the anecdotal detail' Hugh Massingberd, The Oldie `this remarkable revisionist history of the school' Hugh Massingberd, The Oldie `The value of this distinguished and scholarly work is enhanced by exceptionally full footnotes and an excellent bibliography.' J.H.C. Leach, TLS Curricular matters, especially the introduction of a Modern Side in 1869, are handled in exemplary fashion. J. H. C. Leach, TLS `Tyerman ... has unrivalled access to the Governors' Minutes, which allow him to detail in a way - and at a length - impossible for previous historians.' J. H. C. Leach, TLS `Monumental ... a scrupulous work, engagingly written.' Charles Sprawson, Spectator

Fine study ... despite Dr Tyerman's strong Harrovian connections, he has written a genuinely detached account of his old school which corrects previous pious assumptions and judgements ... This sympathetic and scholarly study is more than just an institutional biography of a famous school ... The governors' trust in their appointed historian has been amply rewarded. English Historical Review Merits a readership well beyond Old Harrovian circles. History Well-written and extensively researched ... a book of far greater importance than its title suggests ... A pleasure to read HISTORY Monumental ... a scrupulous work, engagingly written. Charles Sprawson, Spectator The value of this distinguished and scholarly work is enhanced by exceptionally full footnotes and an excellent bibliography. J.H.C. Leach, Times Literary Supplement

Fine study ... despite Dr Tyerman's strong Harrovian connections, he has written a genuinely detached account of his old school which corrects previous pious assumptions and judgements ... This sympathetic and scholarly study is more than just an institutional biography of a famous school ... The governors' trust in their appointed historian has been amply rewarded. English Historical Review Merits a readership well beyond Old Harrovian circles. History Well-written and extensively researched ... a book of far greater importance than its title suggests ... A pleasure to read HISTORY Monumental ... a scrupulous work, engagingly written. Charles Sprawson, Spectator The value of this distinguished and scholarly work is enhanced by exceptionally full footnotes and an excellent bibliography. J.H.C. Leach, Times Literary Supplement

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