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

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

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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...

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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.

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  • Pages:244 pages
  • Publication:1995
  • Publisher:The Women's Press
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  • ISBN10:070434310X
  • ISBN13:9780704343108
  • kindle Asin:070434310X

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Rosemary Auchmuty

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