Download or read book A Black Boy at Eton written by Dillibe Onyeama and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2022-02-03 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The story [Onyeama] had to tell was so gripping and shocking, it wouldn't let me go . . . A remarkably well-written memoir' Bernardine Evaristo, from the Introduction Dillibe was the second black boy to study at Eton - joining in 1965 - and the first to complete his education there. Written at just 21, this is a deeply personal, revelatory account of the racism he endured during his time as a student at the prestigious institution. He tells in vivid detail of his own background as the son of a Nigerian judge at the International Court of Justice at The Hague, of his arrival at the school, of the curriculum, of his reception by other boys (and masters), and of his punishments. He tells, too, of the cruel racial prejudice and his reactions to it, and of the alienation and stereotyping he faced at such a young age. A Black Boy at Eton is a searing, ground-breaking book displaying the deep psychological effects of colonialism and racism. A title in the Black Britain: Writing Back series - selected by Booker Prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo, this series rediscovers and celebrates pioneering books depicting black Britain that remap the nation.
Download or read book One of Them written by Musa Okwonga and published by Unbound Publishing. This book was released on 2021-04-15 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Musa Okwonga – a young Black man who grew up in a predominantly working-class town – was not your typical Eton College student. The experience moulded him, challenged him... but also made him wonder why a place that was so good for him also seems to contribute to the harm being done to the UK. The more he searched, the more evident the connection became between one of Britain’s most prestigious institutions and the genesis of Brexit, and between his home town in the suburbs of Greater London and the rise of the far right. Woven throughout this deeply personal and unflinching memoir of Musa’s five years at Eton in the 1990s is a present-day narrative which engages with much wider questions about pressing social and political issues: privilege, the distribution of wealth, the rise of the far right in the UK, systemic racism, the ‘boys’ club’ of government and the power of the few to control the fate of the many. One of Them is both an intimate account and a timely exploration of race and class in modern Britain.
Download or read book The Old School Tie written by Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy and published by Viking Adult. This book was released on 1978 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Floreat Etona written by Ralph Nevill and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A History of Eton Fives written by Dale Vargas and published by Jeremy Greenwood Publishers. This book was released on 2012-10-26 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of the thriving game of Eton Fives - played nowadays by both sexes in clubs throughout Britain and in places such as Australia, America, Nigeria and other African countries.
Download or read book Eton Renewed written by Tim Card and published by John Murray Publishers. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A History of Eton College 1440 1875 written by Sir Henry Churchill Maxwell Lyte and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Memoirs of eminent Etonians with notices of the early history of Eton college written by Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 694 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Write to the Point written by Sam Leith and published by The Experiment. This book was released on 2018-08-07 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Good writers follow the rules. Great writers know the rules—and follow their instincts! Finding the right words, in the right order, matters—whether you’re a student embarking on an essay, a job applicant drafting your cover letter, an employee composing an email . . . even a (hopeful) lover writing a text. Do it wrong and you just might get an F, miss the interview, lose a client, or spoil your chance at a second date. Do it right, and the world is yours. In Write to the Point, accomplished author and literary critic Sam Leith kicks the age-old lists of dos and don’ts to the curb. Yes, he covers the nuts and bolts we need to be in complete command of the language: grammar, punctuation, parts of speech, and other subjects half-remembered from grade school. But more importantly, he charts a commonsense course between the “Armies of Correctness” and the “Descriptivist Irregulars.” For Leith, knowing not just the rules but also how and when to ignore them—developing an ear for what works best in context—is everything. In this master class, Leith teaches us a skill of paramount importance in this smartphone age, when we all carry a keyboard in our pockets: to write clearly and persuasively for any purpose—to write to the point.
Download or read book A History of Eton College written by Lionel Cust and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Old Boys written by David Turner and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2015-04-28 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To many in the United Kingdom, the British public school remains the disliked and mistrusted embodiment of privilege and elitism. They have educated many of the country’s top bankers and politicians over the centuries right up to the present, including the present Prime Minister. David Turner’s vibrant history of Great Britain’s public schools, from the foundation of Winchester College in 1382 to the modern day, offers a fresh reappraisal of the controversial educational system. Turner argues that public schools are, in fact, good for the nation and are presently enjoying their true “Golden Age,” countering the long-held belief that these institutions achieved their greatest glory during Great Britain’s Victorian Era. Turner’s engrossing and enlightening work is rife with colorful stories of schoolboy revolts, eccentric heads, shocking corruption, and financial collapse. His thoughtful appreciation of these learning establishments follows the progression of public schools from their sometimes brutal and inglorious pasts through their present incarnations as vital contributors to the economic, scientific, and political future of the country.
Download or read book The Eton College Hunt A Short History Of Beagling At Eton written by A. C. Crossley and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-05-31 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The idea of a school having an annual hunt seems odd to most people but then most people did not go to Eton. This fascinating guide to the most popular of field sports is a wonderful window into a life that few people know.
Download or read book Posh Boys written by Robert Verkaik and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-07-05 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘The latest in the series of powerful books on the divisions in modern Britain, and will take its place on many bookshelves beside Reni Eddo-Lodge’s Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race and Owen Jones’s Chavs.’ –Andrew Marr, Sunday Times ‘In his fascinating, enraging polemic, Verkaik touches on one of the strangest aspects of the elite schools and their product’s domination of public life for two and a half centuries: the acquiescence of everyone else.’ –Observer In Britain today, the government, judiciary and military are all led by an elite who attended private school. Under their watch, our society has become increasingly divided and the gap between rich and poor is now greater than ever before. Is this the country we want to live in? If we care about inequality, we have to talk about public schools. Robert Verkaik issues a searing indictment of the system originally intended to educate the most underprivileged Britons, and outlines how, through meaningful reform, we can finally make society fairer for all.
Download or read book Catalogue of the Books and Papers for the Most Part Relating to the University Town and County of Cambridge written by Cambridge University Library and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Etoniana Ancient and Modern Being Notes of the History and Traditions of Eton College Republished from Blackwood s Magazine with Additions written by W. L. C. and published by . This book was released on 1865 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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