Book of the Month: A History of the Rod

A History of the Rod in All Countries, from the earliest period to the present time, by the Rev. William M. Cooper is without doubt the author’s labour of love. Over more than 400 pages he covers Romans, monasteries, convents, penal institutions, the domestic scenes and on and on and on.

Naturally, he has much to say about the school situation.

Here’s an extract to give you a flavour. He discusses floggings at several well-known public schools and some very fruity headmasters.

There is no date of publication given but it was probably in the mid-1800s. It is out of copyright now and is available free-of-charge in various sites online, including here.

 

Extracted from A History of the Rod in All Countries, from the earliest period to the present time, by the Rev. William M. Cooper (Pub. William Reeves: undated).

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