Josephine Elder (1895–1988)
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Sull'Autore
Nota di disambiguazione:
(eng) Pseudonym of Dr Olive Gwendoline Potter
Fonte dell'immagine: Olive Gwendoline Potter, c1919. Courtesy of Royal London Hospital Archives.
Serie
Opere di Josephine Elder
Guide Isabella {short story} 1 copia
Evelyn Wins Thru 1 copia
Opere correlate
The Oxford Annual For Girls 13th Year — Collaboratore — 1 copia
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Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Potter, Olive Gwendoline
- Altri nomi
- Potter, Margaret
- Data di nascita
- 1895-12-06
- Data di morte
- 1988-07-24
- Sesso
- female
- Nazionalità
- UK
- Luogo di nascita
- Croydon, London, England, UK
- Luogo di residenza
- Sutton, Surrey, England, UK
- Istruzione
- London Hospital Medical College
University of Cambridge(Girton College ∙ medicine)
Croydon High School - Attività lavorative
- physician
children's story writer
novelist
girls' school story author - Breve biografia
- Olive Gwendoline Potter studied medicine at The London Hospital Medical College just after World War I.
She was among the first women students admitted to the medical school because of the shortage of male doctors caused by the war. She went on to practice general medicine in Surrey, and also to become one of the best and most prolific writers of the girls' school story under the pen name of Josephine Elder. Her best-known work was Evelyn Finds Herself (1929). In addition to her children's books, Josephine Elder also wrote six novels for adults. - Nota di disambiguazione
- Pseudonym of Dr Olive Gwendoline Potter
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 18
- Opere correlate
- 1
- Utenti
- 430
- Popolarità
- #56,815
- Voto
- 3.8
- Recensioni
- 6
- ISBN
- 11
- Preferito da
- 1
I enjoyed The Readheads immensely, and am most grateful to my friend Emily for loaning me her copy, as it is quite difficult to obtain. Josephine Elder is particularly noted for her sensitive appreciation for and skilled depiction of the nuanced experiences of girlhood friendship, and that is quite evident here. I liked the way in which she slowly built up the relationship between Eleanor and Cecily on the one hand, and Nancy on the other, and that there were no sudden, melodramatic events (such as a rescue, or something of the sort) that eventually led to the three becoming friends. Rather, it was a gradual sense of fellow feeling, and a recognition of Nancy's good qualities, on the part of the stubborn Cecily. I also liked that Elder so astutely captured Vivien's weaknesses, without making her into some sort of caricature or villain, and that she was given a chance to reflect and reform. The Guiding trip to Belgium was my favorite part of the story, I think, as it allowed all of the characters to step away from the artificial constraints of school, and be (or find) their true selves. This is one I heartily recommend to all girls' school story fans, or readers who enjoy vintage girls' fare. For my part, I would love to own a copy myself, and am hoping that Girls Gone By Publishers eventually reprint it, as they have done with other Elder titles.… (altro)