Edith Sharpe

In 13th century Italy, Francis Bernardone, the son of an Assisi merchant, renounces a promising army career in favor of a monastic life and starts his own religious order, sanctioned by the Pope.

Roger Thursby is just starting out as a barrister, full of ideals, but he is a bit too keen for his fellow lawyers.

Jack Read, a working-class boy, wins a scholarship to a public school as part of a post-World War II experiment in bringing boys of different social classes together. He meets much snobbery along the way as he strives to earn acce...

The boys of Melbury Primary School are plunged into turmoil after the new French master turns out to be a mistress. Madeleine Lafarge's (the French mistress) effect on the boys is swift and amazing. Suddenly, everyone wants extra ...