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by Miss Read
| Large format paperback in Very Good condition. Light wear on covers, faint reading creases down spine.
First published 1957.
Published by Orion Books 2006.
This is a 5th impression.
240 pages, illustrated with black and white drawings by J.S. Goodall.
12.8cm x 19.8cm x 1.9cm.
Weight: 200gms.
Cover price: £6.99.
Cover illustration by Sophie Mortimer.
Miss Read is the Pen Name of - Dora Jessie Saint MBE (Nee. Shafe) - Born: 17th April 1913, South Norwood, London - Died: 7th April 2012 (98), Shefford Woodlands, Berkshire.
'As I have been given a large and magnificent diary for Christmas - seven by ten and nearly two inches thick - I intend to fill it in as long as my ardour lasts. Further than that I will not go. There are quite enough jobs that a schoolmistress just must do ...'
Luckily for her readers, Miss Read's ardour lasts all year, encompassing every aspect of Fairacre life. Whether embroiled unwillingly in her friend Amy's marital hiccups, discussing the changing world with Miss Clare or the modern problems of good local education and rural impoverishment with the schools inspector and the doctor, she remains balanced, humorous and wise - and never forgets either her most important charge, the mixed bag of children in her school, or the joys of the changing seasons.
Titles in the 'Fairacre' series.
1. Village School (1955).
2. Village Diary (1957).
3. Storm in the Village (1958).
4. Miss Clare Remembers (1962).
5. Over the Gate (1964).
6. Village Christmas (1966).
7. The Fairacre Festival (1968).
8. Emily Davis (1971).
9. Tyler's Row (1972).
10. The Christmas Mouse (1973).
11. Farther Afield (1974).
12. No Holly for Miss Quinn (1976).
13. Village Affairs (1977).
14. The White Robin (1979).
15. Village Centenary (1980).
16. Summer at Fairacre (1984).
17. Mrs. Pringle (1989).
18. Changes at Fairacre (1991).
19. Farewell to Fairacre (1993).
20. A Peaceful Retirement (1996).
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Publisher: Orion Books
ISBN: 9780752877433
Condition: Very Good |
Issue No.: 5th imp
2006
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| Postage & Handling to UK mainland: £3.00 | Price: £2.50
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