‘This book not only celebrates an eminent Victorian, it also traces the slowly developing interest in educational theory and locates this exactly where it belongs – at the heart of the learning and teaching process.’ Peter Mortimore, Institute of Education, University of London.

• List of Illustrations. Acknowledgements. Series Preface. Introduction. 1 From Bury St.Edmunds to Grove Hill House. 2 The Denmark Hill Grammar School 3 From Leatherhead to Kildare Gardens. 4 The College of Preceptors 5 Professor of Education 6 Critic and Reformer 7 The Science and Art of Education 8 Historical and Comparative Dimensions 9 Conclusion. Select Bibliography. Index.

‘This book not only celebrates an eminent Victorian, it also traces the slowly developing interest in educational theory and locates this exactly where it belongs – at the heart of the learning and teaching process.’ Peter Mortimore, Institute of Education, University of London.

• List of Illustrations. Acknowledgements. Series Preface. Introduction. 1 From Bury St.Edmunds to Grove Hill House. 2 The Denmark Hill Grammar School 3 From Leatherhead to Kildare Gardens. 4 The College of Preceptors 5 Professor of Education 6 Critic and Reformer 7 The Science and Art of Education 8 Historical and Comparative Dimensions 9 Conclusion. Select Bibliography. Index.