The Chalet School Revisited

Edited and with an introduction by Rosemary Auchmuty and Ju Gosling, The Chalet School Revisited was originally published to commemorate the birth centenary of Elinor M. Brent-Dyer (1894-1969), author of the Chalet School series of books for girls. Including:

* Rosemary Auchmuty on the role which Guides and other girls’ organisations play in the series

* Gill Bilski on collecting and dealing in the books

* Clarissa Cridland on the dust wrappers, covers and illustrations of the series

* Ju Gosling on the Chalet School as an educational institution

* Polly Goerres on the centenary celebrations and the reasons for the books’ appeal

* Judith Humphrey on the role of religion in the series

* Helen McClelland on her search for Elinor M. Brent-Dyer’s life story

* Sheila Ray on the literary context

* Sue Sims on the series factor

Cover illustration by Nina K. Brisley from The Chalet School and Jo (Chambers, 1931)