书目

TheIncorrigibleChildrenofAshtonPlace:Book

内容简介

ThefourthbookintheIncorrigibleChildrenofAshtonPlace—theacclaimedandhilariousVictorianmysteryseriesbyMaryroseWood，perfectforfansofLemonySnicketandTrentonLeeStewart—hasabrand-newlook.TurningsixteenisabittersweetoccasionforMissPenelopeLumley.Luckily，aninvitationtospeakattheannualCelebrateAlumnaeKnowledgeExposition(orCAKE)attheSwanburneAcademyforPoorBrightFemalesprovidesjustthediversionPenelopeneeds.Optoomuchsticasever，PenelopehopestogiveherCAKEtalk，seesomeoldfriends，andshowofftheIncorrigiblechildrentoMissMortimer，butinsteadshefindsherbelovedschoolinanuproar.AndwhenPenelopeisaskedbytheSwanburneAcademyboardoftrusteestodemonstratetheacademicprogressofherthreewolfishstudentssotheycanjudgethetrueworthofaSwanburneeducation，thefutureofheralmamater—andofherjobasgovernesstotheIncorrigibles—hangsinthebalance.

作者简介

MaryroseWoodistheauthorofthefirstfivebooks(sofar!)inthisseriesabouttheIncorrigiblechildrenandtheirgoverness.Thesebooksmaybeconsideredworksoffiction,whichistosay,thetruebitsandtheuntruebitsaresothoroughlymixedtogetherthatnooneshouldbeabletotellthedifference.Thisprocessoffabricationisfullypermittedunderthetermsoftheauthor'sPoeticLicense,whichisoneofhermostprizedpossessions.Maryrose'sotherqualificationsforwritingthesetalesincludeascandalousstintasaprofessionalthespian,manyyearsasaprivategovernesstotwocuriousandoccasionallyrambunctiouspupils,andwhateverliteraryinsightsshemayhavegleanedfromlivingincloseproximitytoacleverbutdisobedientdog.,,

丛书

IncorrigibleChildrenofAshtonPlace(Book4

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