Project Gutenberg 2005-05-16 Public domain in the USA. 217 Meade, L. T. 1854 1914 Smith, Elizabeth Thomasina Meade Meade, Mrs. L. T. Thomas, Elizabeth Meade, Elizabeth Thomasina Meade, Lillie Mead, L. T. The Rebel of the School Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Irma Špehar and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Rebel of the School" by Mrs. L. T. Meade is a novel written in the late 19th century, focusing on the lives of schoolgirls in a Victorian educational setting. The story revolves around the experiences of Ruth Craven, a foundation girl, and the spirited Irish girl, Kathleen O'Hara, as they navigate the social dynamics and challenges of their school, the Great Shirley School. Themes of class distinction, friendship, and rebellion against societal expectations are central to the narrative. At the start of the novel, the reader is introduced to the Great Shirley School, which has a distinct class structure separating foundation girls from paying students. Ruth Craven, a foundation girl, is depicted as kind-hearted yet struggling with the prejudices of her peers, while Kathleen O'Hara, the new arrival from Ireland, bursts onto the scene with her vibrant personality and a desire to forge connections. Ruth’s admiration for Kathleen is immediate, and Kathleen's impulsive nature leads her to challenge the school's social norms as she insists on befriending Ruth despite the rigid class divisions. This opening sets the stage for the conflicts and camaraderie that will unfold as the characters confront the nuances of friendship and acceptance within their school community. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 91.9 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Schools -- Fiction PZ Text School Stories Children's Fiction Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: British Literature 608149 2025-07-07T04:30:22.785354 text/html 616556 2020-12-14T12:04:08 text/html 263929 2025-07-07T04:30:29.343313 application/epub+zip 272166 2025-07-07T04:30:23.653345 application/epub+zip 272166 2025-07-07T04:30:23.217323 application/epub+zip 458586 2025-07-07T04:30:34.000300 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 421198 2025-07-07T04:30:28.909358 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 421350 2022-09-07T23:58:07.522433 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 568540 2025-07-07T04:30:21.337375 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 568330 2020-12-14T12:04:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 568321 2020-12-14T12:04:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21863 2025-07-07T04:30:34.133267 application/rdf+xml 19689 2025-07-07T04:30:23.302332 image/jpeg 3245 2025-07-07T04:30:23.260337 image/jpeg 206731 2020-12-14T12:04:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 254080 2020-12-14T12:04:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 206694 2020-12-14T12:04:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 252724 2025-07-07T04:30:22.831367 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia