Delphi Collected Works of Angela Brazil

Published in 2025
6,822 pages

Angela Brazil (pronounced “brazzle”) (1868 – 1947) was one of the first British writers of “modern schoolgirls’ stories”, written from the characters’ point of view and intended primarily as entertainment rather than moral instruction. In the first half of the 20th century she published nearly 50 books of girls’ fiction, the vast majority being boarding school stories. She also published numerous short stories in magazines.

Her books were commercially successful, widely read by pre-adolescent girls, and influenced them. Though interest in girls’ school stories waned after World War II, her books remained popular until the 1960s. They were seen as disruptive and a negative influence on moral standards by some figures in authority during the height of their popularity, and in some cases were banned, or indeed burned, by headmistresses in British girls’ schools.

While her stories have been much imitated in more recent decades, and many of her motifs and plot elements have since become clichés or the subject of parody, they were innovative when they first appeared. Brazil made a major contribution to changing the nature of fiction for girls. She presented a young female point of view which was active, aware of current issues and independent-minded; she recognised adolescence as a time of transition, and accepted girls as having common interests and concerns which could be shared and acted upon.

What is this book about?
The pioneer of modern schoolgirls’ stories, Angela Brazil changed the course of juvenile fiction. She penned exciting and relatable narratives from the characters’ point of view, which were intended primarily as entertainment rather than moral instruction. Over time, Brazil developed her own brand of boarding school stories, which were commercially successful and widely read across the world. This eBook presents Brazil’s collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material.

• Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Brazil’s life and works
• Concise introductions to the major texts
• 29 novels, with individual contents tables
• Features many rare novels for the first time in digital publishing
• Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts
• Excellent formatting of the texts
• The novels are fully illustrated with their original artwork — hundreds of images
• Rare short stories available in no other collection
• Includes Brazil’s rare autobiography ‘My Own Schooldays’ — digitised here for the first time
• Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres

CONTENTS:

The Novels
A Terrible Tomboy (1904)
The Fortunes of Philippa (1906)
The Third Class at Miss Kayes (1909)
The Nicest Girl in the School (1910)
Bosom Friends (1910)
The Manor House School (1911)
A Fourth Form Friendship (1912)
The New Girl at St Chad’s (1912)
A Pair of Schoolgirls (1912)
The Leader of the Lower School (1914)
The Youngest Girl in the Fifth (1914)
The Girls of St Cyprian’s (1914)
The School by the Sea (1914)
For the Sake of the School (1915)
The Jolliest Term on Record (1915)
The Luckiest Girl in the School (1916)
The Madcap of the School (1917)
A Patriotic Schoolgirl (1918)
For the School Colours (1918)
A Harum-Scarum Schoolgirl (1919)
The Head Girl at the Gables (1919)
A Popular Schoolgirl (1920)
The Princess of the School (1920)
Loyal to the School (1921)
A Fortunate Term (1921)
Monitress Merle (1922)
The School in the South (1922)
Captain Peggie (1924)
St. Catherine’s College (1929)