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Cambridge in the 1830s - The Letters of Alexander Chisholm Gooden, 1831-1841 (Hardcover, New)
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Cambridge in the 1830s - The Letters of Alexander Chisholm Gooden, 1831-1841 (Hardcover, New)
Series: History of the University of Cambridge
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The writer and recipient of these engaging letters, Alexander
Chisholm Gooden (born 1817), went up to Trinity College, Cambridge
in 1836, having previously been educated at the University of
London. A glittering academic career beckoned; he was top of the
Classical Tripos in 1840, and in the following year went to Germany
to read for a Trinity fellowship, but died tragically early from
peritonitis after rowing on the Rhine. The 169 letters between
Gooden and his family and friends collected in this volume
constitute a rich and hitherto unknown source for student life in
Cambridge in the 1830s. They cover a wide range of topics:
friendships, local politics, accommodation, clothing and bills, the
personalities and vagaries of dons, and Gooden's health. They also
give a detailed picture of his career as a student of classics and
mathematics, and, after his examination success in 1840, as a
private tutor to undergraduates.The differences between Cambridge
and London styles of scholarship caused difficulties for Gooden;
they offer the reader an unusual and interesting light on his
struggle to succeed at Trinity. JONATHAN SMITH is Archivist at
Trinity College Library, Cambridge; CHRISTOPHER STRAY is Honorary
Research Fellow at the Department of Classics, University of Wales,
Swansea
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