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Peter Jackson's London Is Stranger Than Fiction.The Men Behind the Flying Saucer Review.

The story of Harry Bensley's "Walking Round the World" Hoax

Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. Contents include: “The Mystic Seven”, “The Limberlost”, “Raymonde Explores”, “Fifth-Form Tactics”, “A Midnight Scare”, “The Crystal Gazers”, “The Beano”, “A Week on the Land”, “The Campers”, “Canteen Assistants”, etc. Brazil’s books were often considered to be immoral and deviant, leading to their being burned or banned by many Headteachers in girls schools across Britain. Her charters were chiefly young females, active, independent, and aware. Brazil’s work had a significant influence on changing the nature of fiction for girls. During the first half of the 20th century, Brazil published nearly 50 such books, with the vast majority being set in English boarding schools. Her stories were presented from the characters’ point of view and were written primarily as entertainment rather than moral instruction. Angela Brazil (1868 – 1947) was an English author most famous for being one of the first writers of “modern schoolgirls’ stories”.

Highly recommended for young girls and those with an interest in early school girls’ fiction. Set to the backdrop of World War I, it follows the experiences of Raymonde and her friends during the formative years of their life. Angela Brazil’s “The Madcap of the School” is a fantastic exploration of life at a traditional English girls’ boarding school as shown through the eyes of one of its bright young attendants.