![]() ![]() He wrote verse for a family magazine, and won school prizes. He moved to the sixth form in 1838 and so came under the direct tutelage of his father. In 1836, Arnold was sent to Winchester College, but in 1837 he returned to Rugby School. ![]() There William Wordsworth was a neighbour and close friend. In 1834, the Arnolds occupied a holiday home, Fox How, in the Lake District. ![]() From 1831, Arnold was tutored by his clerical uncle, John Buckland, in Laleham. In 1828, Thomas Arnold was appointed Headmaster of Rugby School, where the family took up residence, that year. John Keble stood as godfather to Matthew. He was the eldest son of Thomas Arnold and his wife Mary Penrose Arnold (1791–1873), born on 24 December 1822 at Laleham-on-Thames, Middlesex. He was also an inspector of schools for thirty-five years, and supported the concept of state-regulated secondary education. Matthew Arnold has been characterised as a sage writer, a type of writer who chastises and instructs the reader on contemporary social issues. ![]() He was the son of Thomas Arnold, the celebrated headmaster of Rugby School, and brother to both Tom Arnold, literary professor, and William Delafield Arnold, novelist and colonial administrator. Matthew Arnold (24 December 1822 – 15 April 1888) was an English poet and cultural critic who worked as an inspector of schools. ![]()
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