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Brazil, Angela. A patriotic schoolgirl / illustrated by Balliol Salmon. London: Blackie and Son, s.d. [1922]. Hardback, VG. Tan boards, decorated in red, white and blue, slight bumping to spine. Binding strong, slight forward lean. Tanning to endpapers. Frontispiece b/w illustration. 288pp., b/w illustrations. Occasional light foxing, otherwise contents clean and bright. 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. Her books were commercially successful, widely read by pre-adolescent girls, and influenced them. Though interest in girls' school stories waned after World War II, her books remained popular until the 1960s. They were seen as disruptive and a negative influence on moral standards by some figures in authority during the height of their popularity, and in some cases were banned, or indeed burned, by headmistresses in British girls' schools. RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-1695310669468
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