The School at Thrush Green

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 When two beloved primary school teachers, Miss Dorothy and Miss Agnes, decide to retire, the townspeople are aflutter, musing about the teachers' replacements and seeking an appropriate farewell gift.

A propos de l'auteur

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. 

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: John S Goodall, John S. Goodall, Miss Read, Read, Miss Read, Miss/ Goodall Read
• Collaboration: John S. Goodall (Illustrations)
• Edition: Houghton Mifflin
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 09.12.2008
• EAN: 9780618884421
• ISBN: 978-0-618-88442-1
• Pages: 244
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 19 mm
• Thèmes: Thrush Green; Thrush Green
• Catégorie: Littérature > Littérature (récits)