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title: "The Headmistress (Virago Modern Classics Book 378)"
brand: "angela thirkell"
price: "€ 13.16"
currency: EUR
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reviews_count: 13
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# The Headmistress (Virago Modern Classics Book 378)

**Brand:** angela thirkell
**Price:** € 13.16
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- **What is this?** The Headmistress (Virago Modern Classics Book 378) by angela thirkell
- **How much does it cost?** € 13.16 with free shipping
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Pretty good Thirkell
  

*by J***N on Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2022*

This one has the usual cast of characters and circumstances, but her war years novels seem a bit more realistic. She isn’t for everyone, but I enjoy most of her novels.

### ⭐⭐⭐ 3.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Lacks character and plot development, but readable
  

*by A***R on Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2022*

Some algorithm brought up this book after I'd read some Barbara Pym, and this is several steps below Pym in literary quality. It is a story of a headmistress, but we don't really get to know her, nor any other character, very deeply. I kept reading, thinking there would be more development of the characters and the plot, but no, it is lacks the rise in conflict and is more like a long narrative of life in a British village -- with the vicar, the doctor, the wives, adult children, the servants, etc. -- which goes on and on and then ends. I enjoyed parts of it. Read Pym for a richer reading experience.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Chatty, amusing, but reflects the prejudices of her class
  

*by B***D on Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2017*

I enjoy reading Thirkell's rather rambling stories of a loosely-interconnected web of gentry living in the English countryside. They give an amusing and somewhat idealized view of the upper-class society of her time. Her characters, if stereotyped, are nonetheless intriguing and have moments of depth. Unfortunately, Thirkell's books reflect the class, gender, and racial prejudices of her time. Most of the time I can set these aside and enjoy the stories, but once in a while they become painful, and I must walk away or skip over those parts. Perhaps Thirkell intended to satirize the prejudices - the books could be read this way - but she portrays the prejudices with too much sympathy for me to be convinced.

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*Last updated: 2026-05-16*