"A Popular Schoolgirl" by Angela Brazil is a story that explores the life of a young woman named Ingred Saxon as she navigates adolescence in the early 1900s. Coming off summer holidays, she faces the complex transition back to school while dealing with the after effects of the war. Family reunions mix with underlying anxieties about returning to school life, setting the scene for Ingred's challenging journey. As she interacts with her friends and brothers, we see familial affection, but also the pressure of societal expectations. The narrative follows Ingred as she deals with family struggles that force her to leave a memory-filled home behind, while also learning to adapt to a new school environment, and finding her place among her peers.
A Popular Schoolgirl
By Angela Brazil
A young woman faces a difficult return to school as she confronts the challenges of family struggles and a new social scene during the early twentieth century.
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About the AuthorAngela Brazil was one of the first British writers of "modern schoolgirls' stories", written from the characters' point of view and intended primarily as entertainment rather than moral instruction. In the first half of the 20th century she published nearly 50 books of girls' fiction, the vast majority being boarding school stories. She also published numerous short stories in magazines.
Angela Brazil was one of the first British writers of "modern schoolgirls' stories", written from the characters' point of view and intended primarily as entertainment rather than moral instruction. In the first half of the 20th century she published nearly 50 books of girls' fiction, the vast majority being boarding school stories. She also published numerous short stories in magazines.
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