This sequel to Tom Brown's School Days follows Tom to Oxford, where he studies at St. Ambrose's College. While the college is fictional, the story provides a glimpse into the workings of Oxford in the nineteenth century, and the relationships between the students of different classes and backgrounds who studied there. (Summary by MaryAnn)
Chapters
1 Preface & Chapter Introductory 8 min 2 St. Ambrose's College 24 min 3 A Row on the River 30 min 4 A Breakfast at Drysdale's 34 min 5 The St. Ambrose Boat Club: Its Ministery and Their Budget 23 min 6 Hardy, the Servitor 22 min 7 How Drysdale and Blake Went Fishing 33 min 8 An Explosion 15 min 9 Hardy's History 36 min 10 A Brown Bait 17 min 11 Summer Term 34 min 12 Muscular Christianity 43 min 13 The Captain's Notions 34 min 14 The First Bump 31 min 15 A Change in the Crew, and What Came of It 30 min 16 A Storm Brews and Breaks 28 min 17 The Storm Rages 23 min 18 New Ground 31 min 19 Englebourne Village 46 min 20 A Promise of Fairer Weather 31 min 21 The Reconciliation 13 min 22 Captain Hardy Entertained by St. Ambrose 11 min 23 Departures Expected and Unexpected 26 min 24 The Englebourn Constable 36 min 25 The Schools 38 min 26 Commemoration 29 min 27 The Long Walk in Christchurch Meadows 42 min 28 Lecturing a Lioness 34 min 29 The End of the Freshman's Year 27 min 30 The Long Vacation Letter-Bag 33 min 31 Amusements at Barton Manor 18 min 32 Behind the Scenes 18 min 33 A Crisis 40 min 34 Brown Patronus 40 min 35 Mehden Agan 30 min 36 Second Year 28 min 37 The River Side 23 min 38 The Night Watch 26 min 39 Mary in Mayfair 24 min 40 What Came of the Night Watch 26 min 41 Hue and Cry 27 min 42 The Lieutenant's Sentiments and Problems 28 min 43 Third Year 36 min 44 Afternoon Visitors 28 min 45 The Intercepted Letter-Bag 37 min 46 Master's Term 17 min 47 From India to Englebourn 20 min 48 The Wedding-Day 20 min 49 The Beginning of the End 23 min 50 The End 23 min 51 The Postcript 21 min
