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A Harum Scarum School Girl

Illustrated cover.

Author: Angela Brazil
Dated: Circa 1919
Publisher: Blackie & Son Limited
Size: 8vo
Binding: Illustrated Hardcover
Type: Juvenile
Subject: Boarding Schools Life In
Provenance: Hill House

Notes & Literature: Angela Brazil (30 November 1868 ? 13 March 1947) was one of the first British writers of "modern schoolgirls' stories", written from the characters' point of view and intended primarily as entertainment rather than moral instruction. In the first half of the 20th century she published nearly 50 books of girls' fiction, the vast majority being boarding school stories. She also published numerous short stories in magazines.

Reference: The Oxford Campion to Children's Literature 1984 - pages 81-82

Condition Report: Very Good copy

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