Over the Gate

Informationen zum Autor Miss Read (1913-2012) was the pseudonym of Mrs. Dora Saint, a former schoolteacher beloved for her novels of English rural life, especially those set in the fictional villages of Thrush Green and Fairacre. The first of these, Village School , was published in 1955, and Miss Read continued to write until her retirement in 1996. In the 1998, she was awarded an MBE, or Member of the Order of the British Empire, for her services to literature.  Klappentext Throughout her years as schoolmistress, Miss Read has gathered excellent accounts of the rich and varied history of her beloved country village, often through neighborly conversation over the gate. Fairacre has garnered its share of odd incidents, entertaining episodes, and village folklore, from an unusual recipe for weight loss found in an old notebook -- and used with alarming consequences -- to the tragic story of the village ghost. With characteristic grace and vigor, Miss Read retells many treasured stories of Fairacre past and present. Zusammenfassung Throughout her years as schoolmistress, Miss Read has gathered excellent accounts of the rich and varied history of her beloved country village, often through neighborly conversation over the gate. Fairacre has garnered its share of odd incidents, entertaining episodes, and village folklore, from an unusual recipe for weight loss found in an old notebook -- and used with alarming consequences -- to the tragic story of the village ghost. With characteristic grace and vigor, Miss Read retells many treasured stories of Fairacre past and present.

Product details

• Authors: Miss Read, Read, Miss Read, Miss/ Goodall Read
• Assisted by: J. S. Goodall (Illustration)
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.05.2007
• EAN: 9780618884179
• ISBN: 978-0-618-88417-9
• No. of pages: 235
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 203 mm x 13 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Historical fiction, Second World War fiction, United States of America, USA, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Anthologies: general, Ancient, classical and medieval texts, Medieval style, FICTION: Literary, FICTION: Women, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths, FICTION: Historical / World War II, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Women Authors, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Medieval, FICTION: World Literature / American / General