As We Are and As We May Be (Esprios Classics) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798347619726)

Sir Walter Besant (14 August 1836 - 9 June 1901) was an English novelist and historian. William Henry Besant was his brother, and another brother, Frank, was the husband of Annie Besant. The son of wine merchant William Besant (1800-1879), he was born at Portsmouth, Hampshire and attended school at St Paul's, Southsea, Stockwell Grammar, London and King's College London. In 1855, he was admitted as a pensioner to Christ's College, Cambridge, where he graduated in 1859 as 18th wrangler. After a year as Mathematical Master at Rossall School, Fleetwood, Lancashire, and a year at Leamington College, he spent six years as professor of mathematics at the Royal College, British Mauritius.

Author: Walter Besant
ISBN-13: 9798347619726
Publisher: Blurb
Language: English
Published: 01/29/2026
Pages: 184
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.56lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.39d