02183cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000330011324500460014626400510019230000470024333600260029033700260031633800360034250000310037850800920040952011800050153400450168165300320172665300490175885600430180799900190185065558UtSlPG20260610134519.0mcr n260607r2021||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aMarchant, Bessie,d1862-194110aBy Honour Bound: A School Story for Girls 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2021  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2021-06-07  aAl Haines, John Routh & the online Project Gutenberg team at https://www.pgdpcanada.net  a"By Honour Bound: A School Story for Girls" by Bessie Marchant is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows a young girl named Dorothy Sedgewick as she arrives at the Compton Schools, where she navigates the complexities of school life, friendships, and competitions, particularly with her rival, Rhoda Fleming. Themes of honour, identity, and ambition intertwine as Dorothy grapples with her own values in a school environment rife with social challenges.  At the start of the novel, Dorothy and her brother Tom arrive in London and head to a department store where Dorothy becomes an unwilling witness to a shoplifting incident. This troubling encounter sets the stage for her internal conflicts as she begins her term at Compton Schools. The narrative explores her excitement and apprehension as she adjusts to school life, makes new friends, and confronts the harsh realities of competition, particularly for the coveted Lamb Bursary. Meanwhile, she must navigate the antagonism from Rhoda, who has her own secrets and insecurities, making Dorothy’s journey one of both self-discovery and moral dilemmas. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aSchools -- Juvenile fiction  aGirls -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65558  c106381d106381