Summary
In her first book Village School, Miss Read gave a picture of the small but detailed world of a typical primary school in a remote country area, a world peopled by the children themselves, Miss Clare the venerable infants teacher, glum Mrs Pringle the cleaner, the vicar and other inhabitants of Fairacre. In Village Diary, Miss Read describes the people of Fairacre with the same exactitude, sense of comedy and sharp observation.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780752877433 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0752877437 |
| Author: | Miss Read |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Orion |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 1 August 2006 |
| Weight: | 208g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 20mm |
| Series: | Fairacre |
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About The Author
Miss Read
Miss Read, or Dora Saint, was a teacher who started writing after the Second World War, beginning with light essays. She then wrote on educational and country matters and worked as a scriptwriter for the BBC. Miss Read was married to a schoolmaster for sixty-four years and they had one daughter.
Miss Read was awarded an MBE in 1998 for her services to literature. She was the author of many popular books, including two autobiographical works, but was best known for her novels of English rural life. Her first novel, Village School, was published in 1955, and she continued to write about the fictional villages of Fairacre and Thrush Green for many years. She lived near Newbury in Berkshire until her death in 2012.
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