Project Gutenberg 2020-04-20 Public domain in the USA. 136 Meade, L. T. 1854 1914 Smith, Elizabeth Thomasina Meade Meade, Mrs. L. T. Thomas, Elizabeth Meade, Elizabeth Thomasina Meade, Lillie Mead, L. T. 03027221 The Manor School E-text prepared by MWS, Martin Pettit, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The Manor School" by L. T. Meade is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around a thirteen-year-old girl named Christian Mitford, who feels trapped by her parents' decision to send her away to a strict-school following their impending move to Persia. As she grapples with the news, the narrative explores her imaginative spirit, deep yearning for adventure, and plans to escape her predetermined path alongside her friend, Rose. At the start of the story, readers are introduced to Christian, an imaginative and somewhat rebellious girl. She spends much of her time in the attics of her large home, conjuring up adventurous scenarios with her dolls and fairy tales. However, her life takes a sudden turn when she overhears her mother's plans to send her to a severe school, which she envisions as a prison. In response to this perceived threat to her freedom, Christian begins to plot a daring escape with Rose, laying the groundwork for what promises to be an adventurous journey filled with challenges and an exploration of her identity. This opening sets the stage for a larger narrative about childhood innocence, the desire for autonomy, and the clash between familial expectations and personal dreams. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 91.9 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Boarding schools -- England -- Juvenile fiction Girls -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Social classes -- England -- Juvenile fiction Runaway children -- Juvenile fiction Only child -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: British Literature 612677 2025-07-24T12:44:53.862175 text/html 603635 2024-10-17T17:39:37 text/html 298294 2025-07-24T12:45:02.027146 application/epub+zip 303478 2025-07-24T12:44:55.124141 application/epub+zip 301153 2025-07-24T12:44:54.476154 application/epub+zip 487971 2025-07-24T12:45:07.379156 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 441184 2025-07-24T12:45:01.311128 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 439168 2022-09-27T23:11:15.721790 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 562866 2025-07-24T12:44:52.284202 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 542993 2024-10-17T17:39:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17949 2025-07-24T12:45:07.539076 application/rdf+xml 12376 2025-07-24T12:44:54.595151 image/jpeg 2397 2025-07-24T12:44:54.536169 image/jpeg 276277 2025-07-24T12:44:53.912138 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