Arnold House has established a leading reputation amongpreparatory schools. Established for more than a century, itwas founded in 1905 by a remarkable woman, Amy Hanson,with the express intention of preparing young boys for entryinto the leading public schools. But Miss Hanson, who ledthe school until 1937, achieved much more than that, layingdown a distinctive ethos, based on tolerance, understandingand loyalty, that has been perpetuated by her successorsever since. This book tells the story of how that has beensustained and developed under George Smart, John Pepys,Johnny Clegg, Nicholas Allen and Viv Thomas. It describesthe years of the Second World War, when the school wasdivided between London and Scotland, as well asthe years of post-war change, and brings thestory up to date, covering the many scholasticand other achievements accomplished in recent years. Much of thematerial has come from interviews with a number of former pupils,many of whom made lifelong friends during their ti