Download or read book The Chalet School and the Lintons written by Elinor Mary Brent-Dyer and published by HarperCollins (UK). This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When they arrive at The Chalet School, the Lintons are as different as two sisters can be. Gentle and thoughtful Gillian soon settles down and makes friends, but wilful Joyce refuses to obey school rules or respect classroom honour. Problems come to a head when Joyce organizes a midnight feast.
Download or read book The School at the Chalet written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer and published by Alien Ebooks. This book was released on 2023-05-22 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by a vacation to the Austrian Alps, Elinor M. Brent-Dyer wrote The School at the Chalet, launching a series that would span more than 60 books. The series follows the adventures of a boarding school set in the picturesque Swiss Alps. The series begins with The School at the Chalet (1925), where readers are introduced to Miss Madge Bettany, a young woman who decides to start a school for girls in the Swiss mountains. The series then chronicles the growth and evolution of the school, as well as the trials and triumphs of its students.
Download or read book The Chalet School and the Lintons written by Elinor Mary Brent-Dyer and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Chalet School and the Lintons written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The New Chalet School written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer and published by Alien Ebooks. This book was released on 2023-07-25 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elinor M. Brent-Dyer was born Gladys Eleanor May Dyer on April 6, 1894 in South Shields, in the northeast of England. She wrote over a hundred books of children’s literature during her life. From lower middle-class roots, she went to a small private school and became a teacher after attending the City of Leeds Training College. As a teacher, she worked at both public and private schools, and even as a governess. She had an interest in the theater, and her first book Gerry Goes to School (the first in her La Rochelle series) was written in 1922 --for the child actress Hazel Bainbridge. About this time, inspired by a vacation to the Austrian Alps, she wrote The School at the Chalet in 1923 (the first in her Chalet School series). Brent-Dyer continued to teach and tried rather unsuccessfully to run her own school from 1938 to 1948. After this, she quit teaching but continued writing until her death on September 20, 1969 in Redhill, Surrey.
Download or read book The Lore of Birthdays written by Ralph Linton and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Exploits of the Chalet Girls written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer and published by Alien Ebooks. This book was released on 2023-07-25 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elinor M. Brent-Dyer was born Gladys Eleanor May Dyer on April 6, 1894 in South Shields, in the northeast of England. She wrote over a hundred books of children’s literature during her life. From lower middle-class roots, she went to a small private school and became a teacher after attending the City of Leeds Training College. As a teacher, she worked at both public and private schools, and even as a governess. She had an interest in the theater, and her first book Gerry Goes to School (the first in her La Rochelle series) was written in 1922 --for the child actress Hazel Bainbridge. About this time, inspired by a vacation to the Austrian Alps, she wrote The School at the Chalet in 1923 (the first in her Chalet School series). Brent-Dyer continued to teach and tried rather unsuccessfully to run her own school from 1938 to 1948. After this, she quit teaching but continued writing until her death on September 20, 1969 in Redhill, Surrey.
Download or read book The Little Library Cookbook written by Kate Young and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-10-05 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the Guardian's Best Books on Food of 2017 Shortlisted for the Fortnum and Mason's Debut Food Book Award Winner of World Gourmand Award for Food Writing. 'A work of rare joy... I could not love it more' SARAH PERRY. 'A cookbook for readers' NIGELLA LAWSON. Paddington Bear's marmalade, a Neopolitan pizza with Elena Ferrante, afternoon tea at Manderley... Here are 100 delicious recipes inspired by cookery writer Kate Young's well-stocked bookshelves. From Before Noon breakfasts and Around Noon lunches to Family Dinners and Midnight Feasts, The Little Library Cookbook captures the magic and wonder of the meals enjoyed by some of our best-loved fictional characters. 'If food can comfort, so can books' THE GUARDIAN. 'Bringing together two of our greatest loves, food and books... An absolute joy' STYLIST. 'Has great charm and is a very good read... Part of the delight is in seeing what Young has come up with' DIANA HENRY.
Download or read book The Forgotten Beasts of Eld written by Patricia A. McKillip and published by Tachyon Publications. This book was released on 2017-09-15 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World Fantasy Award-Winner First time available in an e-book edition "Rich and regal." —The New York Times Young Sybel, the heiress of powerful wizards, needs the company of no-one outside her gates. In her exquisite stone mansion, she is attended by exotic, magical beasts: Riddle-master Cyrin the boar; the treasure-starved dragon Gyld; Gules the Lyon, tawny master of the Southern Deserts; Ter, the fiercely vengeful falcon; Moriah, feline Lady of the Night. Sybel only lacks the exquisite and mysterious Liralen, which continues to elude her most powerful enchantments. But Sybel's solitude is to be shattered when a desperate soldier arrives bearing a mysterious child. Soon Sybel will discover that the world of men is full of love, deceit, and the temptations of vast power.
Download or read book The Chalet School and Jo written by Elinor Mary Brent-Dyer and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's the beginning of Jo's last year at the Chalet School. She is to be head girl, but it is not a responsibility she is looking forward to. The lively antics of the Middle School are enough to keep anyone busy but, on top of that, there is the terrible worry of the Robin's illness.
Download or read book Jo of the Chalet School written by Elinor Mary Brent-Dyer and published by HarperCollins (UK). This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Chalet School now boasts over 30 pupils. The autumn term sees adventures of all kinds - a flood that threatens the school and the dramatic rescue of an unwanted St Bernard puppy. Finally Joey, Robin and Madge spend a delightful Christmas at Innsbruck.
Download or read book The Chalet School and Richenda written by Elinor Mary Brent-Dyer and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Prefects of the Chalet School written by Elinor Mary Brent-Dyer and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last term at the Chalet School for the Maynard triplets is bound to be an eventful one! A supposedly quiet afternoon has a near unhappy ending, and Examinations, Sports and the Sale all produce their own excitements. But it is Len, as head girl, who has the greatest shock of all when Dr Entwistle has a serious accident. Can she learn to grow up at last?
Download or read book The Princess of the Chalet School written by Elinor Mary Brent-Dyer and published by Chalet School. This book was released on 2014-10 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "From its small beginnings, the Chalet School grows to be one of the most famous girl's schools in the world. There's no end of excitement and adventure, and its every girl's dream to be a pupil there. "I'll wind the rope round this stump', said Joey. 'You go down first and I'll follow.' The princess clambered down and called, 'It's all right, Joey! Come down!" Jo proceeded to knot the improvised rope round the rock, then taking a deep breath, let herself down. It was a risky undertaking, for the rope was wearing thin, but there was nothing else for it. she had got halfway when it suddenly gave, and she fell ..."--Back cover.
Download or read book The Chalet School in Exile written by Elinor M Brent-Dyer and published by Chalet School. This book was released on 2019-08-27 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Summer Term at the Chalet School written by Elinor Mary Brent-Dyer and published by . This book was released on 2013-09-17 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
