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Education | Jane Gardam | When she was little Jean Mary Pearson's father (later unapproachable) would read Hans Andersen
to her, which she loved. She was considered by her family not to be intelligent, but she taught herself to read... |
Education | Rosemary Sutcliff | Rosemary's mother was probably her most important teacher. She told her stories which, no matter how outlandish and fantastic, the very young Rosemary accepted as literal truth; she later imparted all kinds of varied information... |
Education | Naomi Jacob | One of NJ
's favourite home occupations even as a small child was improvised acting, with her sister in spear-carrying roles. She also learned cricket and football, and her grandfather Collinson taught her whist. She... |
Education | Alice Munro | |
Education | Evelyn Sharp | ES
received her first education at home, from her sisters Ethel, Bertha, and Mabel (the eldest), who taught the younger ones Bible stories on Sundays. At the same time she imbibed from her brothers the... |
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