tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post1706142917740736486..comments2024-03-27T10:21:58.236-07:00Comments on FURROWED MIDDLEBROW: In the land of the livingFurrowed Middlebrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-47054386535339675942014-03-20T11:15:10.118-07:002014-03-20T11:15:10.118-07:00Oh yes! :-)Oh yes! :-)Cestinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03050699324845479257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-13434801106189099372014-03-20T08:37:42.474-07:002014-03-20T08:37:42.474-07:00Our library has Best Type of Girl, so it's on ...Our library has Best Type of Girl, so it's on my "to read" list and I may have to get it soon. Somehow, last night I ended up online reading a bit about Cheltenham. You have some impressive fellow alums, including a fair number from my list!Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-82716073720459184492014-03-20T08:35:37.813-07:002014-03-20T08:35:37.813-07:00Thanks, I don't know how I missed that one. I...Thanks, I don't know how I missed that one. It looks like great fun. Another book for the "to read" list!Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-86825432441080368292014-03-20T02:49:39.985-07:002014-03-20T02:49:39.985-07:00I still regard Antonia Forest as one of the best G...I still regard Antonia Forest as one of the best GO writers. Gillian's book "Best Type of Girl: History of Girls' Independent Schools" would give you a wider view of girls' education as a background - and it's cheaper.<br />I give a talk to womens' groups called "'Pull your socks up Angela!' - the English Schoolgirl in Fact and Fiction". It's astonishing how much overlap there is. Though sadly we never had the sort of adventures that these schoolgirl heroines enjoy!Cestinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03050699324845479257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-15090939429136582232014-03-19T16:58:03.348-07:002014-03-19T16:58:03.348-07:00Emma Smith also wrote "As Green as Grass"...Emma Smith also wrote "As Green as Grass" one of the best books I read last year.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-61489284514598391942014-03-19T15:20:48.375-07:002014-03-19T15:20:48.375-07:00Oh, how interesting. How did I miss Avery's o...Oh, how interesting. How did I miss Avery's other books? I will have to look into them more fully. Cheltenham Ladies actually sounds like it could be great background for my girls' school reading. I just started Antonia Forest's Autumn Term and became quite addicted!Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-42768301734928239762014-03-19T15:16:21.337-07:002014-03-19T15:16:21.337-07:00Well, the Emma Smith and K. M. Peyton photos are f...Well, the Emma Smith and K. M. Peyton photos are from recent interviews, so they are certainly with it still--in fact, Peyton looks more fit than I feel on some days, and sounded like a high-energy and very interesting person. I hope I am as with it even in 10 or 20 years, let alone at age 80+! Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-65091569579018489322014-03-19T11:04:15.650-07:002014-03-19T11:04:15.650-07:00How nice to see who is still with us. Gillian Ave...How nice to see who is still with us. Gillian Avery is also known for her books on the real-life world of Girls Own, including a history of my own Alma Mater: Cheltenham Ladies, An illustrated history of the Cheltenham Ladies' College (London: James and James Ltd, 2003).<br /><br />I picked Margaret Biggs' The Two Families off my shelf last night and am much enjoying it.Cestinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03050699324845479257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-79758126756573203502014-03-19T09:38:40.807-07:002014-03-19T09:38:40.807-07:00Thanks for this information, Scott. Glad to see s...Thanks for this information, Scott. Glad to see so many are still around and, I hope, still with it.<br /><br />Susan Dhttp://www.destevenson.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-40209454255973526382014-03-18T20:08:22.241-07:002014-03-18T20:08:22.241-07:00Thanks, Gillie! Yes, sadly it looks like Cynthia ...Thanks, Gillie! Yes, sadly it looks like Cynthia Harnett died way back in 1981 (though at the fairly impressive age of 88!). But thank you for reminding me of her, as I do think her historical novels sound interesting. More to read!Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-83644423740804402662014-03-18T16:47:50.490-07:002014-03-18T16:47:50.490-07:00What an interesting list, thank you. Was going to...What an interesting list, thank you. Was going to offer Cynthia Harnett, but she was a Victorian baby.....Gilliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13039155678428883554noreply@blogger.com