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100 1 _aBradby, G. F.
_q(Godfrey Fox),
_d1863-1947
245 1 4 _aThe Lanchester tradition
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2022-08-13
508 _aMWS, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"The Lanchester Tradition" by G. F. Bradby is a school story written in the early 20th century. The narrative unfolds in the fictional Chiltern School, capturing the intricacies of school life, governance, and tradition through the interactions of the masters and students. The pivotal character, Mr. Flaggon, finds himself at the helm of this institution, facing the challenge of balancing tradition with reform. The opening of the novel introduces Chiltern School, illustrating its environment and backstory, particularly the legacy of its revered founder, Abraham Lanchester. As Mr. Flaggon prepares to assume headmastership after the resignation of Dr. Gussy, the dynamics of the school begin to shift. The text hints at tensions between staff members over changes to the established educational methods and curricula, particularly emphasizing the resistance to reform embodied by Mr. Chowdler. This first chapter sets the stage for exploring themes of tradition versus modernity, authority, and the complexities of educational leadership within the peculiar microcosm of the school. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited Kingdom: John Murray, 1913
653 _aEndowed public schools (Great Britain) -- Fiction
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/lanchestertradit00bradrich
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68738
999 _c109542
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