Passages in a Wandering Life

1900

Brasch PR4028 A6 1900

London: Edward Arnold

Like his elder brother, Matthew, and father, Thomas, Thomas (Tom) Arnold (1823-1900) worked in education and as a writer. Despite his high marks at Oxford University, Tom grew restless with scholarly life and set sail for New Zealand in 1847, the same year that the first two British immigrant ships embarked for what would become Dunedin. After living for two years in New Zealand as a farmer and teacher, he moved to Tasmania where he worked as Inspector of Schools. In 1856, he returned to England with his young family, including his daughter, Mary Augusta Arnold Ward.