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Indlæser... The Warden's Niece (1957)af Gillian Avery
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. I love this. It's simple and uncomplicated. It's the tale of Maria who runs away from hateful school after a mere few weeks to her uncle in Oxford. She goes to her neighbour for tutoring where she makes friends with three brothers and gets interested enough to do some historical research after visiting a house. She has considerable adventures along the way, although nothing too strenuous and all ends well. http://nhw.livejournal.com/705821.html Eleven-year-old Maria runs away from school to her great-uncle who is the Warden of an Oxford college. She gets put in with the three sons of the neighbouring house, and their eccentric temporary tutor Mr Copplestone (who would certainly be played by Stephen Fry in the movie version). She also develops her own little research programme, solves a historical mystery, and thus gets her Bildung. It's a lovely little book. My favourite scene is where she manages to talk her way into the Bodleian Library, in a combination of drive to find the answers to the historical mystery that has been puzzling her, and carrying out the terms of a dare from one of the boys next door. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
While living with her sole living relative, an uncle in Oxford, eleven-year-old Maria shares an eccentric tutor with the boisterous Smith brothers and enjoys unusual outings and adventures in the English countryside. No library descriptions found. |
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This one didn't fully grab my attention but it wasn't the worst of its kind, either, and honestly it has aged pretty well, I think. Recommended if you like this sort of thing. ( )