Project Gutenberg 2007-04-12 Public domain in the USA. 100 Reed, Talbot Baines 1852 1893 The Master of the Shell Reading ease score: 79.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "The Master of the Shell" by Talbot Baines Reed is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Mark Railsford, an aspiring schoolmaster, as he takes on the responsibilities of a house-master and Master of the Shell at Grandcourt school. The book captures the trials and tribulations of Railsford as he navigates the challenges of teaching and managing a diverse group of students, alongside the interplay of school politics and rivalries. The opening of the novel introduces the noteworthy appointment of Railsford to his new position, presenting a series of letters that sketch the circumstances leading up to this significant transition in his life. The dialogue among various characters sets the stage for the conflicts and dynamics Railsford will face, particularly highlighting his engagement to Daisy Herapath and the complications this brings. As he prepares to lead a group of boys, he is immediately confronted with the varying personalities within the school and the challenges posed by the previous master’s contentious legacy, as well as the vibrant and chaotic nature of school life that lies ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Boarding schools -- England -- Juvenile fiction Rowing -- Juvenile fiction Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Boats and boating -- Juvenile fiction Students -- Juvenile fiction Teachers -- Juvenile fiction Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, England -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 611911 611908 2024-10-09T08:46:08.083212 2023-09-09T10:36:03.383211 text/html text/html 637160 2013-09-21T11:23:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 304763 2013-09-21T11:23:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 381390 2024-10-09T08:46:17.819157 application/epub+zip 390628 2024-10-09T08:46:10.536207 application/epub+zip 302531 2024-10-09T08:46:09.083173 application/epub+zip 619864 2024-10-09T08:46:23.011156 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 610371 2024-10-09T08:46:16.899166 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 478816 2022-09-10T05:32:18.862484 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 582819 582794 2024-10-09T08:46:06.875184 2023-09-09T10:36:02.335181 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 582636 2013-09-21T11:22:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 220933 2013-09-21T11:23:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 582639 2013-09-21T11:22:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 220910 2013-09-21T11:23:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22969 2024-10-09T08:46:23.152115 application/rdf+xml 12780 2024-10-09T08:46:09.659171 image/jpeg 3688 2024-10-09T08:46:09.370167 image/jpeg 369033 2024-10-09T08:46:08.143213 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia