The Girls of St. Cyprian's: A Tale of School Life by Angela Brazil
"The Girls of St. Cyprian's: A Tale of School Life" by Angela Brazil is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the lives of a group of schoolgirls at St. Cyprian's College, particularly focusing on characters like Mildred Lancaster and Lottie Lowman as they navigate school competitions, friendships, and the pressures of academic and extracurricular activities. The narrative is driven by themes of ambition, teamwork, and thechallenges of growing up within a school setting. At the start of the book, readers are introduced to a group of girls returning to St. Cyprian's after the Easter holidays, lamenting the monotony of going back to school and the lack of excitement. The conversation soon shifts to a new initiative called the United Schools Alliance, where various schools will compete in different activities, and the girls' interest is piqued, especially regarding who will become the delegates. We meet mild-mannered Mildred, who is passionate about music, and Lottie, who is more assertive and focused on popularity. This establishes a lively backdrop of school life intertwined with the characters' ambitions and quirks, setting the stage for further developments and competitions within the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Brazil, Angela, 1869-1947 |
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| Illustrator | Davis, Stanley |
| Title | The Girls of St. Cyprian's: A Tale of School Life |
| Note | Reading ease score: 70.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Credits | Produced by Suzanne Shell, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Schools -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Girls -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 37161 |
| Release Date | Aug 22, 2011 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 212 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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