Cradles of Success: Britain's Premier Public Schools

by Mario Di Monaco (Author)

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  2012

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  Mario Di Monaco has managed to embrace the full gamut of tradition in what he has assembled in this book, and his obvious personal enjoyment of its subject adds to its charm. There is little, if any, lasting element of civilised culture which survives but for the stability and adaptability of institutions, whether parliament, church, gallery or school, and Dr Di Monacos book shows that the British independent schools have more than a colourful and controversial past; they continue to have a major part to play in the shape and quality of modern education. Ralph Townsend Winchester College 28 August 2008