W. H. D. RouseOn May 30, 1863, Rouse was born in Calcutta, British India. Rouse was sent to Regent's Park College in London as a lay student after his family came home for a visit. He was awarded a scholarship to Christ's College, Cambridge, in 1881. At the Univerity of Cambridge, where he also studied Sanskrit, he received a double first in the Classical Tripos. In 1888, he was elected a Fellow of Christ's College. After brief stints at Bedford School (1886-1888) and Cheltenham College (1890-1895), he became a master at Rugby School, where he pushed Arthur Ransome, against his parents' objections, to become a writer. Read More Read Less