Project Gutenberg 2024-02-12 Public domain in the USA. 249 Mansfield, Robert Blachford 1824 1908 03001872 School-life at Winchester College : $b or, the reminiscences of a Winchester junior under the old régime, 1835-40. 3rd edition. $aLondon :$bDavid Nutt, $c1893. MWS and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "School-life at Winchester College; or, the reminiscences of a Winchester Junior under the old régime, 1835-40" by Robert Blachford Mansfield is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This memoir reflects on the experiences of a junior boy at Winchester College during the earlier years of the school, detailing its customs, daily routines, and the social structure among students. The author provides a nostalgic look back at the unique traditions and rigorous discipline that characterized life at this prestigious institution. The opening of the book sets the stage for a vivid recollection of school life, as the author introduces readers to his own experiences upon arriving at Winchester College. He emphasizes the significant changes that occurred during his time as a student, including alterations in discipline and the much-maligned fagging system. The preliminary chapters outline the rigorous structure and hierarchy among students, detailing the different roles and responsibilities of præfects and fags, the various customs, and the strange initiation rites that new boys had to endure. Through personal anecdotes and reflections, the author paints a colorful and relatable picture of youth, exploration, and the trials of growing up in a traditional British boarding school. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/schoollifeatwinc00mansrich 20220411204333mansfield 1893 GB Reading ease score: 62.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Winchester College -- History Students -- England -- Winchester LF Text Category: Biographies Category: History - British Category: History - Schools & Universities Category: Parenthood & Family Relations 306920 2025-09-29T04:08:30.504251 text/html 279543 2024-02-12T17:29:48 text/html 2394255 2025-09-29T04:08:37.491234 application/epub+zip 2390967 2025-09-29T04:08:32.389294 application/epub+zip 239965 2025-09-29T04:08:31.322233 application/epub+zip 2596123 2025-09-29T04:08:41.170193 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2483540 2025-09-29T04:08:36.584284 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 255974 2025-09-29T04:08:29.636341 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 236006 2024-02-12T17:29:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16582 2025-09-29T04:08:41.316233 application/rdf+xml 12250 2025-09-29T04:08:31.593237 image/jpeg 2062 2025-09-29T04:08:31.455231 image/jpeg 2337661 2025-09-29T04:08:30.644231 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog