author
William Tuckwell
1829–1919
Remembered as the "radical parson," this Victorian clergyman wrote with unusual energy about education, politics, and village life. His books draw on a long career spent teaching, preaching, and arguing for social reform.
2 Audiobooks
A. W. Kinglake: A Biographical and Literary Study
by William Tuckwell
Horace
by William Tuckwell
About the author
Born on 27 November 1829, William Tuckwell was an English Anglican clergyman, schoolmaster, and author. He studied at Oxford and went on to become known not only for his church work but also for his strong public opinions, especially his support for Christian socialism, land reform, and practical improvements for working people.
Tuckwell spent much of his career in education, teaching at schools including Rugby and later serving as headmaster of Taunton College School. He gained a reputation for wanting science taught more seriously in schools, and his wider public life earned him the nickname "the radical parson."
As a writer, he left memoirs and reflective works including Reminiscences of Oxford and Reminiscences of a Radical Parson. Those books are part autobiography, part portrait of Victorian England, and they help explain why he remained an interesting voice long after his own time.