English Education: A Perspective of Eton

by Richard Ollard

ENGLISH PERSPECTIVE OF ETON (map)

Genres: Education, British Literature

256 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1982

About the author

Richard Laurence Ollard was an English historian and biographer. He is best known for his work on the English Restoration period. He was educated at Eton College where he was a King's Scholar. He joined the Navy during the Second World War and won an exhibition to New College, Oxford at its conclusion. For twelve years from 1948 to 1959 Ollard taught history at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich in London. In 1960 he joined the publisher Collins as a senior editor, where he worked until his retirement in 1983. After his retirement from Collins he continued to research and publish widely and lived in Morecombelake, Dorset.

Interests and achievements:

- In 1992 he was awarded the Caird Medal by the Trustees of the National Maritime Museum.
- In 1997 he was joint winner of the Heywood Hill Prize for a lifetime's contribution to the pleasure of reading.
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL)
- Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London (FSA)
- Past Vice President of the Navy Records Society
- An honorary member of the Samuel Pepys Club

Reviews

[Mark · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's out-of-print now. I ordered it used from an online seller. I was hoping to get a picture of life as an Eton boy: his studies, his reading, his activities in and out of the classroom. Instead, the author wrote about the changing personalities that ran the school and influenced its reputation in the community and in England. Very little on the curriculum. While it was well-written, with a helpful glossary, it didn't satisfy my curiosity. I'm still looking.