Education in the Nineteenth Century - Lectures Delivered in the Education Section of the Cambridge University Extension Summer Meeting in August, 1900 #261050

In consequence of numerous expressions of hope by many who were present that the lectures would be printed, the matter was laid before the Syndics of the University Press and this volume is the result. It is hoped that the book will prove of value and interest, not merely to those who heard the lectures at the Cambridge Meeting, but also to a still wider circle of readers anxious to know something of the remarkable advances in Education which have been made in England during the Nineteenth Century. There is beyond question still plenty of room for reform and improvement, but when the condition of things even half a century ago is compared with the educational facilities that now exist, it is impossible not to be impressed with the important advances which have been made in many directions.