Stonyhurst 1884-1914: Portrait of an English Catholic School

Stonyhurst 1884-1914 gives a full account of the Jesuit school Stonyhurst College during the years when it was at its height as the leading Catholic public school in England. The study is fully situated in the social history of the time, including the public school world itself. It describes school life, the academic standards of the time and the personalities who were responsible for them.

This was a time when Stonyhurst produced a colourful range of alumni, from an archduke, through a son ...