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Reading Abbey Girls' School, also known as Reading Ladies’ Boarding School, was an educational establishment in Reading, Berkshire open from at least 1755 until 1794. Many of its pupils went on to make a mark on English culture and society, particularly as writers. Most famous is Jane Austen, who used the school as a model of "a real, honest ...
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Sep 3, 2022 · The Reading Abbey Girls’ School, however, seemed to have found better success in developing a curriculum that was satisfactory for both the students’ creative powers and the worried parents paying the hefty fees. First located in Reading, Berkshire, and operating between the years 1755–1794, its name reflects its impressive staff and ...
The Abbey School provides education for girls aged 3 to 18 years. The school is based in the centre of Reading, on Kendrick Road. The current Head is Will le Fleming. In 2006, the school had just over 1,000 students throughout the school, from Junior to Sixth Form. [5] The school became an International Baccalaureate World School in 2008.
The Abbey Series is numbered as a single sequence in the recognised reading order, but the titles are often arranged as three sub-series – the First Generation (A01-A27) dealing with the original characters as schoolgirls and young adults; The Retrospective Series (A04-A10), which were published from 1938-1957, and written to fit into the gap between Girls of the Abbey School and Abbey Girls ...
Photo: Abbey Gateway, Reading, Berkshire. Cassandra and Jane Austen attended The Reading Ladies' Boarding School (also known as Reading Abbey Girls' School) from July 1785 until December 1786. Their cousin, Jane Cooper, was a pupil there even longer, starting the year before in July 1784, and staying on after the Austen sisters left to complete her education there.
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Joy Pibworth, Jane Austen Society. Jane Austen spent 18 months at school in Reading between the spring of 1785 and December 1786. As education was not compulsory for girls nor boys, it is interesting to know why Jane was sent away to school and why Reading Ladies Boarding School was chosen. Jane was fortunate to have been born into a family ...
