Glendinning, Victoria. Elizabeth Bowen. Alfred A. Knopf, 1978.
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Downe House School
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Education | Elizabeth Bowen | EB
attended Downe House School
, which then occupied Charles Darwin
's former house at Downe inKent. |
| Education | May Cannan | MC
began attending Wychwood School
, Oxford, at the age of eight. She and her elder sister were then sent as boarders to Downe House School
. Here she took her higher certificate, but after... |
| Education | Anne Ridler | Anne Bradby (later AR
), not yet thirteen, went as a boarder when her father retired from Rugby to Downe House School
, which had just moved from Kent to Cold Ash near Newbury inBerkshire. Ridler, Anne. Memoirs. The Perpetua Press, 2004, p. 240 pp. 29-30 Backscheider, Paula R., editor. Dictionary of Literary Biography 27. Gale Research, 1980. 27: 299 Ridler, Anne. Olive Willis and Downe House. John Murray, 1967. |
| Textual Production | Anne Ridler | AR
published a biography of her own old headmistress: Olive Willis
and Downe House
, An Adventure in Education, with a foreword by Elizabeth Bowen
. Contemporary Authors: New Revision Series. Gale Research, 1981–2024, Numerous volumes. 80: 358 Ridler, Anne. Olive Willis and Downe House. John Murray, 1967. 1-5 |
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1907: Educationalist Olive Willis founded a school...
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1907
Educationalist Olive Willis
founded a school for girls at Downe House in Kent, formerly occupied by Charles Darwin
. Downe House School
began with one pupil, five teachers, and no financial backing.
Ridler, Anne. Memoirs. The Perpetua Press, 2004, p. 240 pp.
179
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