Books by H. C. Barnard

Originally published in 1913, this book charts the development, growth and legacy of the schools of the Jansenists of Port-Royal based in Paris. Barnard examines the place that the Port-Royalists held in the context of French education to illustrate their lasting influence on other schools.

Professor Barnard's book studies the history of education in France, of children and adolescents up to the end of secondary school age. Higher education is not formally examined. He discusses aspects of education in France during the centuries which succeeded the Renaissance.

This book gives a biography and character sketch of Fenelon, author of Telemaque and royal tutor, and examines his educational theories.

The French Revolution was the first of the great social upheavals which transformed European society; its effects on the French national educational system and its wider influence on education is obviously important. Little has been written on the topic and Professor Barnard offers a modern study.