Eric Or Little By Little: A Tale Of Roslyn School
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Acceptable
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: fep and half-title page missing. 4 b/w plates.
A landmark of Victorian moral fiction, Eric: Or Little By Little chronicles the tragic downfall of a promising young schoolboy whose gradual moral deterioration serves as a cautionary tale for generations of readers. F.W. Farrar traces Eric Williams's journey from an innocent, well-intentioned student to a boy corrupted by peer pressure, pride, and small, seemingly inconsequential moral compromises — each one leading inexorably to the next. Written with earnest, deeply religious conviction, the novel presents its lessons with an unflinching solemnity, illustrating how virtue, once surrendered in small degrees, can unravel a life entirely. First published in 1858, it became one of the most widely read school stories of the nineteenth century, standing alongside Tom Brown's School Days as a defining work of the genre. Though its moralizing tone may strike modern readers as intense, its portrait of school life, friendship, and conscience remains a vivid and historically significant window into the Victorian ideal of Christian character.
Author: Frederic W. Farrar
Format: Hardback
Published: 1111, The National Sunday School Union
Genre: Childrens fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Acceptable
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: fep and half-title page missing. 4 b/w plates.
A landmark of Victorian moral fiction, Eric: Or Little By Little chronicles the tragic downfall of a promising young schoolboy whose gradual moral deterioration serves as a cautionary tale for generations of readers. F.W. Farrar traces Eric Williams's journey from an innocent, well-intentioned student to a boy corrupted by peer pressure, pride, and small, seemingly inconsequential moral compromises — each one leading inexorably to the next. Written with earnest, deeply religious conviction, the novel presents its lessons with an unflinching solemnity, illustrating how virtue, once surrendered in small degrees, can unravel a life entirely. First published in 1858, it became one of the most widely read school stories of the nineteenth century, standing alongside Tom Brown's School Days as a defining work of the genre. Though its moralizing tone may strike modern readers as intense, its portrait of school life, friendship, and conscience remains a vivid and historically significant window into the Victorian ideal of Christian character.