march february respected english author books range topics including significant contributions teaching schools taught variety schools spending sixteen years wife alice retired south_africa town spent time numerous trips countries world early life grew parents chemist née gloucestershire younger siblings years attended rose head school runner duke gold medal class honours list latin distinguished french early teaching career whilst reading scholarship offered chance work unofficially private secretary teacher unfortunately unable win scholarship left unemployed death year took post junior master soon new premises january university_of_oxford member completed bachelor_of_arts granted disappointed receive degree class honours advised ambition teaching hold advice follow brief spell teaching christ college months assistant mathematics science master royal wells whilst simultaneously studying class honours whilst published words written school song set music persist present day initial intention took post private tutor student coaching travelled florida return owing shortage officers short diversion teaching duties saw join volunteer battalion unable afford new uniform costing change regiment popular red light blue colour scheme forced resign commission later year took post time holiday modern languages tutor paid position son sir thomas later compete olympics putting plans aside travelled france year germany enrolled safely installed oxford returned university study shortly completing degree persuaded dean queen college position bristol having assistant master years offered position new school founded argentina funding travel instead assumed role known locally unclear exactly date said joined school agreement school governing legislature reached process finding new went guidance interim certainly official term started september end mark school achievements included introduction new school song tune variation lyrics school song retired post kept lasting interest school year stay student numbers increased boys guidance particularly introduction day pupils credited introduction changes school including introduction purple setting boys honoured masters preparatory school cadet corps orchestra band series school theatrical performances acquisition buildings behalf school national pioneer teaching modern european languages employed language teachers germany france set arrangements foreign study holidays whilst founded school magazine designed relay information school students students parents regular basis ran consecutive years recently restarted similar style left school wrote magazine adding memories thoughts opinions articles news published signed commonly reference time synonymous man article death local newspaper recognition achievements school school house named change house completed quartet featured notable school introduced house system house informally known students tribute painting artist presented retirement governors members replica initially hung school hall replica taken original hung school remains visits known witness later deemed paranormal activity spent time friend henry harry bull studying oxford experienced lots small adventures stones falling boots found wardrobe etc stated seen nun reputed times heard coach night view striking phenomena later recounted researcher author subject loss french dictionary later thrown floor bedroom night price regarded important contribution evidence early haunting studies famous time difference events reporting years later challenged unreliable publications particularly home modern languages having fluent french german 1890s topic taught opinion later authored works relating education including contributor london periodicals including book came later having settled spare time publish elementary german words endorsed queen spawned copies course life adapted authored foreign language works english audiences notes present state modern language teaching etc joint work professor published adaptation story added introduction notes french original french original short passages translation french german published non fiction book lore legend having retired south_africa eighty years collection memoirs published time documented collaboration chapters history time mayor sir personal friend president retirement time love travelling authored number related titles round world empress round world empress britain accounts trips board liners british winter series dubbed documented travels grew articles wrote gazette included black white waters australia new_zealand eastward cape south african roundabout west_indies selection books later sent princess elizabeth said enjoyed later life death august shortly married wife alice met mediterranean cruise stayed school time retirement moved south_africa valuable works cause onwards possession built residence eventually took residence return south_africa away travelling despite retirement sort career maintained intention leading idle life variously inspector university_of_cambridge cambridge french papers years introduction higher certificate occasional inspector modern languages professor french professor illness modern language papers set durham years continued fill positions spanish italian despite having learned languages travels spent barely weeks year attached shortly death published ancient peace history sir power large donations museum literary philosophy society died february leaving alice widow couple celebrated golden wedding anniversary fact reported short obituary overview latest old annual meeting held day death variety tributes paid article describes famous tons personality death particularly poignant members came days world war war memorial wife contributed majority money unveiled dedicated death wife left house literary efforts turn museum ultimately unsuccessful
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