7/9/09 - This title will be published in February 2010.
“We've no use for slackers in the Sunflowers!” (Christine Chaundler)
“ Camps are camps and always topping!” (Ethel Talbot)
“Belonging to a family of a million certainly tends to broaden one’s outlook” (Catherine Christian)
“One up for the Child Nurse badge!” (Dorothea Moore)
“All for the honour and glory of the Patrol” ( Antonia Forest)
In 1910 a new figure entered the world of girls’ fiction when Baden-Powell introduced Girl Guiding into Britain. True to the Trefoil celebrates 100 years of that staunch and strong-hearted heroine, the Girl Guide and the fiction in which she appears. The book looks both at the many specialist Guiding writers and at the way Guiding was incorporated into other genres by authors such as Elinor M Brent-Dyer. Affectionate, informative and fun, this book will have a colour frontispiece and many illustrations.
True to the Trefoil includes:
Individual chapters on Guiding themes in Elinor M Brent-Dyer, Elsie J Oxenham and Antonia Forest
Hilary Clare’s overview of Guiding fiction
Mary Cadogan on Guiding stories in annuals
A history of Guiding and of B-P’s life
The story of one Company – the fact behind the fiction
Features discussing the major motifs in Guiding fiction
Máiréad Campbell on magazine stories about Guides
Helen Vincent on class in Guiding
A fascinating comparison of the two editions of Terry, the Girl-Guide
Glossary of Guiding terms
Extensive bibliography
We plan to publish True to the Trefoil in February 2010, and it will be Price Band B.