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The Nicest Girl in the School

Audiobook

Angela Brazil wrote school stories for girls throughout the first half of the twentieth century. She was the first author to relate the experience from the girls' perspective, offering a more sympathetic and intimate view of school life, and opposing th rather instructional style which preceded her. Funny, touching and wonderfully 'Jolly Hockeysticks', The Nicest Girl in the School remains the most popular of Angela Brazil's many enjoyable stories. It tells the story of Patty Hirst and her cousin Muriel Person, and their turbulent times together at Morton Priory.


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Publisher: Canongate Books Edition: Abridged

OverDrive Listen audiobook

  • ISBN: 9780857865281
  • File size: 68622 KB
  • Release date: October 19, 2006
  • Duration: 02:22:57

MP3 audiobook

  • ISBN: 9780857865281
  • File size: 68719 KB
  • Release date: October 19, 2006
  • Duration: 02:22:57
  • Number of parts: 2

Formats

OverDrive Listen audiobook
MP3 audiobook

Languages

English

Levels

Text Difficulty:3-6

Angela Brazil wrote school stories for girls throughout the first half of the twentieth century. She was the first author to relate the experience from the girls' perspective, offering a more sympathetic and intimate view of school life, and opposing th rather instructional style which preceded her. Funny, touching and wonderfully 'Jolly Hockeysticks', The Nicest Girl in the School remains the most popular of Angela Brazil's many enjoyable stories. It tells the story of Patty Hirst and her cousin Muriel Person, and their turbulent times together at Morton Priory.


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