The Getting of Wisdom - Couverture souple

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Richardson, Henry Handel

 
9781922079404: The Getting of Wisdom
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1922079405 ISBN 13 : 9781922079404
Editeur : Text Classics, 2012

Synopsis

Described by H. G. Wells as the best school story he knew, The Getting of Wisdom is the classic Australian novel of school days, a compelling and frank account of a young girl's coming of age. Laura Tweedle Rambotham, the main character, is the eldest child of a country family. At the age of 12, she is sent off to boarding school in Melbourne and her experiences shock and humiliate the unworldly Laura. The girls at the school are generally from wealthy families and from time to time Laura lets snippets of information about her family slip out - and she suffers for it.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Described by H. G. Wells as the best school story he knew, The Getting of Wisdom is the classic Australian novel of school days, a compelling and frank account of a young girl's coming of age. Laura Tweedle Rambotham, the main character, is the eldest child of a country family. At the age of 12, she is sent off to boarding school in Melbourne and her experiences shock and humiliate the unworldly Laura. The girls at the school are generally from wealthy families and from time to time Laura lets snippets of information about her family slip out - and she suffers for it.

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Éditeur
Text Classics
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1922079405
ISBN 13 
9781922079404
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
262
Coordonnées du fabricant
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