| The Youngest Girl in the Fifth Contributor(s): Brazil, Angela (Author), Davis, Stanley (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1406589764 ISBN-13: 9781406589764 Publisher: Dodo Press OUR PRICE: $18.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2008 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 6" W x 9" (0.85 lbs) 260 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Angela Brazil (1868-1947) was the first of the British writers of "modern" School Girls' Stories genre - written from the characters' point of view. Along with her sister Amy, Angela then studied at Heatherley School of Fine Art in London. She was quite late in taking up writing, developing a strong interest in Welsh mythology, and at first wrote a few magazine articles on mythology and nature. It was possibly thanks to her sister Amy that she finally began work on a novel at the age of 35. Exceptionally with respect to many of her contemporaries writing in this vein, Brazil did not write any books in a series - each stood on its own with different characters every time. These were considered to deal accurately and sympathetically with the highs and lows in the lives of middle-class schoolgirls, including the tangle of emotional friendships. Her works include: The New Girl at St. Chad's (1911), For the Sake of the School (1915), The Luckiest Girl in the School (1916) and The Jolliest School of All (1922). |