The Fortunes of Philippa
The Fortunes of Philippa
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Philippa lives happily in South America with her father but her father decides she needs a different sort of education and sends her to England to go to school. She is sent to a boarding school where she learns languages and manners and the art of conversation and music. Her experiences are mixed; she quickly befriends Cathy, but also makes an enemy in Ernestine, and she loves most of her teachers but one teacher seems to constantly berate her. It's a nice little picture of what life must have been like for affluent girls in the early 1900s.
A 1001 Children's Book You Must Read Before You Grow Up.