Publisher: Girls Gone By
Date: 2006
Pages: 278
Format: Paperback
Series: Part of the “Fun in the Fourth” selection of classic girl’s school stories
Description
This is one of Girls Gone By’s classic school stories from their “Fun in the Fourth” selection. This series is picking the best school story from a range of authors, choosing excellent titles that need to be brought to today’s audience.
A Fourth Form Friendship was first published in 1912, and features Birkwood Grange, run by the progessively minded Miss Drummond, and one of these "up-to-date" schools: "If there's any jolly thing that it's possible to do Miss Drummond thinks of it."
One of Angela Brazil's strengths is her depictions of schoolgirl relationships. A Fourth Form Friendship is a compelling and carefully constructed story of a strong and demanding friendship.
Aldred Laurence is an attractive "ordinary" fourteen-year-old girl who becomes a new girl at Birkwood Grange and makes friends with Mabel Farrington. Mabel has a great following at Birkwood Grange, partly because of her appealing personality, and partly because of her impeccable family connections .
The introductory pieces include articles by Mary Cadogan and Sally Dore. All of the original colour illustrations are included, and the publishing history features the later styles used.
