G. Greville Moore’s Memories of an Old Etonian gathers the reminiscences of a man who passed through Eton College and looked back across the years from 1860 to 1912. The book recalls the customs, masters, friends, and incidents of his schooldays, along with reflections on the wider life and society of the period.
Moore’s recollections preserve the flavour of Eton and of Victorian and Edwardian England, blending personal memory with observation of a changing world. As a memoir, it offers an intimate and anecdotal view of the famous school and the experiences it shaped. For readers interested in the history of the English public schools, Eton in particular, and the personal record of an age now past, it provides an engaging and nostalgic account.