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Chalet School paperback (10)

Chalet School hardback (10)

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1934

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Dedicated to Kathleen and Vera Park with love and very many thanks from Elinor.

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There was a silence in the consulting-room.

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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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Amazon.com Book Description (ISBN 0006905153, Paperback)

When Madge Bettany decides to start a school in the Austrian Alps, little does she realize how such a small idea will so completely change her life. Now, in this classic series of books, first PUBLISHER in the 1920s, join the Chalet School's first pupil, Joey Bettany, as she forges strong bonds of friendship with girls from Europe and America. Independent, intelligent, resourceful, and bold--the girls of Chalet School make each new term and adventure.

(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:01 -0400)

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