Readership: Scholars, students, and general readers of Victorian literature and biography.
Bernard Bergonzi, Emeritus Professor of English, University of Warwick
"Bernard Bergonzi has an unequalled command of major and minor 19th-century English figures and their connections with each other. He understands the texture of Victorian academic and literary life and sheds pioneering light on a little considered subject through its tributaries. He describes Arnold's life with subtlety and sympathy and presents him as a remarkable witness to his times." - Catholic Herald
"... a charming biography ... Through this biography we get to know not only a man but a type that helped to make up the great canvas that was Victorian life." - Contemporary Review
"... clear and detailed ... scrupulously fair to all the actors in the drama." - Rosemary Ashton, Times Literary Supplement
"One never dips into Arnold family history without being fascinated. Professor Bergonzi has painted a perfect Victorian miniature." - A. N. Wilson, The Spectator
Introduction 1: Family and childhood 2: Oxford and London 3: New Zealand 4: Van Diemen's Land 5: Dublin 6: Birmingham 7: Oxford again 8: London again 9: Dublin again 10: Golden autumn Appendix: A letter from Matthew Arnold Bibliography
