Regiment of women
Dane, Clemence2026
Book
Set in a small town in Edwardian England, 'Regiment of Women' is about the relationship between two teachers at a private (and elitist) girls' school. One of them, Clare Hartill, is in her mid-thirties and runs the school in all but name, the ageing and sickly headmistress depending on her whenever a decision has to be taken concerning the school or any of its pupils. Most of the girls are devoted to Hartill and gladly suffer under her strict but charismatic rule and the loads of homework she sets them, mainly to prove to her and to themselves that they are more academically advanced than she told them they were. Hartill lives alone near the school in a small, old-fashioned flat full of books but without gas or electricity.
Main title:
Regiment of women / Clemence Dane.
Author:
Dane, Clemence, author
Work:
Imprint:
London : Michael Joseph, 2026.
Collation:
496 pages ; 20 cm.
Series title:
ISBN:
9780241825112 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.912
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1858365