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Elinor M. Brent-Dyer (1894–1969)

Author of The School at the Chalet

151+ Works 13,863 Members 134 Reviews 19 Favorited

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Works by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer

The School at the Chalet (1925) 535 copies
Jo of the Chalet School (1926) 356 copies
The Chalet School in Exile (1940) 277 copies
The Chalet School and Jo (1931) 255 copies
The Chalet Girls in Camp (1932) 246 copies
Rivals of the Chalet School (1929) 234 copies
Exploits of the Chalet Girls (1933) 221 copies
Peggy of the Chalet School (1950) 199 copies
The Wrong Chalet School (1952) 194 copies
Shocks for the Chalet School (1952) 191 copies
The Chalet School at War (1941) 178 copies
The New Chalet School (1938) 162 copies
Jo to the Rescue (1945) 157 copies
The Chalet School Triplets (1963) 157 copies
The Chalet School Reunion (1963) 156 copies
A Chalet Girl from Kenya (1955) 152 copies
Trials for the Chalet School (1959) 150 copies
Ruey Richardson - Chaletian (1960) 147 copies
Joey and Co. in Tirol (1960) 146 copies
Joey Goes to the Oberland (1954) 142 copies
A Rebel at the Chalet School (1934) 133 copies
A Future Chalet School Girl (1962) 127 copies
Jane and the Chalet School (1964) 123 copies
Chalet School Fete (1956) 111 copies
A United Chalet School (1938) 86 copies
Gerry Goes To School (1922) 86 copies
Janie Steps In (1953) 76 copies
A Head Girl's Difficulties (1923) 75 copies
The Maids of La Rochelle (1924) 72 copies
Janie of La Rochelle (1932) 71 copies
Monica Turns Up Trumps (1936) 70 copies
Lorna at Wynyards (1947) 66 copies
The Lost Staircase (1946) 65 copies
Heather Leaves School (1929) 64 copies
Stepsisters for Lorna (1948) 64 copies
Seven Scamps (1927) 63 copies
Caroline the Second (1937) 63 copies
Trouble at Skelton Hall (1963) 50 copies
The New House Mistress (1928) 50 copies
Chudleigh Hold (1954) 47 copies
The School by the River (1930) 47 copies
The School at Skelton Hall (1962) 46 copies
Elizabeth the Gallant (1935) 42 copies
Chalet Club News Letters (2004) 40 copies
Judy the Guide (1928) 40 copies
The Chalet Girls' Cookbook (1953) 38 copies
Kennelmaid Nan (1954) 36 copies
Jean of Storms (1930) 32 copies
They Both Liked Dogs (1938) 30 copies
Fardingales (1950) 30 copies
The Susannah Adventure (1953) 29 copies
The Condor Crags Adventure (1954) 24 copies
Top Secret (1955) 20 copies
Collected verse (2006) 8 copies
The Chalet Book for Girls (1947) 8 copies
Nesta Steps Out (1954) 7 copies
Bess on her own in Canada (1951) 6 copies
A Quintette in Queensland (1951) 5 copies
The Little Missus (1942) 5 copies
School Stories 3 copies
Verena Visits New Zealand (1951) 3 copies
Sharlie's Kenya Diary (1951) 3 copies

Associated Works

The Chalet School Companion (1994) — Contributor — 75 copies
My Favourite Story: Selected Stories for Girls (1949) — Contributor — 7 copies

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Part II of The New Chalet School
 
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Carolien_S | Jan 3, 2023 |
I think this may be my favorite. Partly because I'm close in age to the main character.
 
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Wanda-Gambling | 2 other reviews | Feb 18, 2021 |
I flew through this book.
Could some people find the Katherine Mary/Mary Katherine portion a bit unbelievable? Maybe, but I find it well within the realm of possibility.
 
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Wanda-Gambling | 1 other review | Feb 18, 2021 |
A short volume (uncut in the Armada edition) that takes place out of school. Some scenes at the start are at Madge and Jem's home, then we follow a number of the Chalet School girls in their camping expedition, as Guides.

There are quite a number of incidents packed into this slim volume, and in one or two places I found myself smiling as they were quite amusing. This is the first of the non-school books, and I liked it considerably better than I had recalled - but then it's probably thirty years or more since I last read it.

Inevitably old-fashioned in some of the viewpoints, but then it was first published ninety years ago. It could work as a stand-alone book, but best read in sequence with the other books in this lengthy series.

Longer review here: https://suesbookreviews.blogspot.com/2020/10/the-chalet-girls-in-camp-by-elinor-...
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Adrianne Fitzpatrick Contributor, Introduction
Katherine Bruce Contributor
Helen Barber Afterword, Contributor
Lisa Townsend Contributor
Ann Mackie-Hunter Contributor, Afterword
Ruth Jolly Introduction, Contributor
Sarah Woodall Contributor
Alison Neale Contributor
Linda Clark Illustrator
Catherine Bradley Contributor
Lisa de Caux Contributor
Susan McMichael Contributor
Amy Fletcher Contributor
Dorothy Brook Illustrator
Carol Allen Introduction
Claire Bell Contributor
Laura Hicks Contributor

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ISBNs
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