Sofa Shelf

The newbie on the shelf is:

Tom Brown's Schooldays - Thomas Hughes

I've never read this before, and I have a few reasons why I want to read it. The first is that my Dad has a copy of it that was a prize he won at school. From the 1940's/50's it is a brilliant cover and has an inscription in the front. It's the sort of book that you would want to pass down through the family. I also saw an adaptation (with Stephen Fry in it) that I liked. The copy that I have was one that I found for £2 on a market stall. I bought it because of the inscription in the front:

"Noel Phillips
         Christmas 1939
From Daddy"