I read on the Folly interview that can be found on the Antonia Forest website (sorry I am too technically incompetent to do the link - I'll try to learn- but you should find the website if you search "antonia forest") that AF's personal favourites were the historicals and Peter's Room, and I think they are definitely worth a read. Actually I think that anything written by her is worth a read, although I know her books can be hard to come by/expensive. As far I know (haven't recently checked) some of the Girls Gone By reprints are not hugely expensive, and could probably be found second-hand through dealers on Amazon or ABE books. The Player's Boy, I believe, is the only AF non-school (Autumn Term is in print) in print through Girls Gone By on Amazon, but you might want to wait until they print the Players and the Rebels too, as they are two parts of the same story (unless The Player's Boy goes out of print). Anyway, don't be too put off by the Thuggery Affair - the thuggery dialect is hard to follow - apparently it was originally worse, before it got to an editor!
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Date: 2007-10-07 10:25 pm (UTC)As far I know (haven't recently checked) some of the Girls Gone By reprints are not hugely expensive, and could probably be found second-hand through dealers on Amazon or ABE books. The Player's Boy, I believe, is the only AF non-school (Autumn Term is in print) in print through Girls Gone By on Amazon, but you might want to wait until they print the Players and the Rebels too, as they are two parts of the same story (unless The Player's Boy goes out of print). Anyway, don't be too put off by the Thuggery Affair - the thuggery dialect is hard to follow - apparently it was originally worse, before it got to an editor!