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A World of Girls: The Appeal of the Girls' School Story

Rosemary Auchmuty

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Description:In this lively and controversial book, first published in 1992, Rosemary Auchmuty takes a radical new look at this guilty delight, asking just why so many readers are addicted to the genre — and discovers a powerful world of independent young women living together without the dominating influence of men.Taking a fascinating, indepth look at the Abbey books by Elsie Jeanette Oxenham, the Chalet School series by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer, Dorita Fairlie Bruce’s Nancy, Springdale and Dimsie stories, and Enid Blyton’s boarding school books, A World of Girls proves conclusively that they provided active role models and positive images for a massive readership of girls and women.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A World of Girls: The Appeal of the Girls' School Story. To get started finding A World of Girls: The Appeal of the Girls' School Story, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 244

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: The Women's Press

Release: 1995

ISBN: 070434310X

Description: In this lively and controversial book, first published in 1992, Rosemary Auchmuty takes a radical new look at this guilty delight, asking just why so many readers are addicted to the genre — and discovers a powerful world of independent young women living together without the dominating influence of men.Taking a fascinating, indepth look at the Abbey books by Elsie Jeanette Oxenham, the Chalet School series by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer, Dorita Fairlie Bruce’s Nancy, Springdale and Dimsie stories, and Enid Blyton’s boarding school books, A World of Girls proves conclusively that they provided active role models and positive images for a massive readership of girls and women.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A World of Girls: The Appeal of the Girls' School Story. To get started finding A World of Girls: The Appeal of the Girls' School Story, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

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