The Chalet School and the Lintons
by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer
Chalet School hardback (10), Chalet School paperback (10)
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When they arrive at The Chalet School, the Lintons are as different as two sisters can be. Gentle and thoughtful Gillian soon settles down and makes friends, but wilful Joyce refuses to obey school rules or respect classroom honour. Problems come to a head when Joyce organizes a midnight feast.Tags
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The Chalet School and the Lintons and A Rebel at the Chalet School were originally published as a single book, also titled The Chalet School and the Lintons. The two books really should be read together, as the Joyce/Thekla storyline extends across both. Furthermore, they pick up the Thekla storyline that was dropped halfway through Exploits of the Chalet Girls. I like this pair of books, although they are not among my very favourites. We get to see the staff chatting with each other, and their personalities are becoming more established. Jo is gradually maturing, and starting to develop more of a sense of when she should speak up, and when to keep quiet. But honestly, how can a seventeen year old girl not notice that her sister is six show more months pregnant? show less
Tenth in the popular series for teenagers, written in the middle of last century. The original hardback was split into two when published in Armada paperback; the second is called 'A Rebel at the Chalet School'.
Gillian and Joyce Linton join the Chalet School by the Tiern See in Austria, when their mother is taken to the sanatorium at the Sonnalpe, suffering with TB. Gillian is a likeable girl of 15 who takes far too much responsibility for her younger sister. Joyce is lazy, rebellious, and does not much like the high standards of both work and behaviour expected at the Chalet School. She manages to find some weaker girls who will follow her mad ideas.. and, naturally, clashes with both staff and prefects.
Some good characterisation and show more various interesting sub-plots. Pleasant ultra-light reading for anyone who enjoys this genre.
Longer review here: https://suesbookreviews.blogspot.com/2020/12/the-chalet-school-and-lintons-by-el... show less
Gillian and Joyce Linton join the Chalet School by the Tiern See in Austria, when their mother is taken to the sanatorium at the Sonnalpe, suffering with TB. Gillian is a likeable girl of 15 who takes far too much responsibility for her younger sister. Joyce is lazy, rebellious, and does not much like the high standards of both work and behaviour expected at the Chalet School. She manages to find some weaker girls who will follow her mad ideas.. and, naturally, clashes with both staff and prefects.
Some good characterisation and show more various interesting sub-plots. Pleasant ultra-light reading for anyone who enjoys this genre.
Longer review here: https://suesbookreviews.blogspot.com/2020/12/the-chalet-school-and-lintons-by-el... show less
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- Original publication date
- 1934
- People/Characters
- Gillian Linton; Joyce Linton; James "Jem" Russell; Madge Bettany Russell; Jack Maynard; Josephine "Jo" Bettany Maynard (show all 67); Grizel Cochrane; Cecilia Marya "Robin" Humphries; Eustacia "Stacie" Benson; Evadne Lannis; Mademoiselle Therese Elise LePattre; Cornelia Flower; Marie von Eschenau von und zu Wertheim; Wanda von Eschenau von Gluck; Cyrilla Maurus; Elsie Carr; Amalie Hamel; Ilonka "Lonnie" Barkocz; Margia Stevens; Giovanna Donati; Hilda Bhaer; Thekla von Swift; Simone Lecoutier; Frieda Mensch; Frau Mieders; Helena "Nell" "Bill" Wilson; Klara Melnarti; Kitty Burnett; Greta McDonald; Dorothy Brantham; Anne Seymour; Carla von Flugen; Miss Leslie; Sophie Hamel; Maria Marani; Mademoiselle Jeanne Lachennais; Mary Burnett; Constance "Con" Stewart; Rosa van Buren; Vanna di Ricci; Lilias Carr; Enid Sothern; Luise Rotheim; Magritta Ajockz; Mary Shaw; Violet Allison; Hilda Annersley; Miss Nalder; Miss Edwards; Miss Denny; Mr. "Plato" Denny; Mercy Barbour; Lisbet Brandt; Liili von Goeschen; Herr Braun; Ruth Wynyard; Biddy O'Ryan; Gisela Marani Mensch; Richard Dick Bettany; Richard "Rix" Bettany; Margaret "Peggy" Josephine Bettany; Herr Anserl; David Russell; Bette Rincini di Bersetti; Mr. Eastly; Vater Ambrosius; Sybil Margaret Russell
- Dedication
- Dedicated to Kathleen and Vera Park with love and very many thanks from Elinor.
- First words
- There was a silence in the consulting-room.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)' Never ! ' said Jo with decision as she turned away and led them up the road to 'Die Rosen' and Kaffee und Kuchen. (Hardback edition)
With which appalling sentiment, Jo declared the discussion closed, and went off to seek Joyce and Cornelia, and tell them what the baby's finally was to be. (Paperback edition) - Disambiguation notice
- The Armada paperbacks The Chalet School and the Lintons and A Rebel at the Chalet School were originally published in a single hardcover volume titled The Chalet School and the Lintons.
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