[Chalet School - Complete 01] • The Chalet School Revisited

[Chalet School - Complete 01] • The Chalet School Revisited
Authors
Ray, Sheila & Cridland, Clarissa & Goerres, Polly & McClelland, Helen & Bilski, Gill & Humphrey, Judith
Publisher
Bettany Press
ISBN
9781908304131
Date
1994-12-01T00:00:00+00:00
Size
0.78 MB
Lang
en
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Edited and with an introduction by Rosemary Auchmuty and Ju Gosling, The Chalet School Revisited was originally published to commemorate the birth centenary of Elinor M. Brent-Dyer (1894-1969), author of the Chalet School series of books for girls. Including:

Rosemary Auchmuty on the role which Guides and other girls’ organisations play in the series

Gill Bilski on collecting and dealing in the books

Clarissa Cridland on the dust wrappers, covers and illustrations of the series

Ju Gosling on the Chalet School as an educational institution

Polly Goerres on the centenary celebrations and the reasons for the books’ appeal

Judith Humphrey on the role of religion in the series

Helen McClelland on her search for Elinor M. Brent-Dyer’s life story

Sheila Ray on the literary context

Sue Sims on the series factor

Cover illustration by Nina K. Brisley from The Chalet School and Jo (Chambers, 1931)