10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCHOOLMISTRESSY»
Discover the use of
schoolmistressy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
schoolmistressy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Reconstructing Women's Wartime Lives: Discourse and ...
Just as the idle rich woman was demonised, so was the 'bossy schoolmistressy
type' of woman in authority, even though there were few other models for women
in charge to follow. At the same time that the war presented opportunities for ...
2
E.M. Forster: The critical response: early responses ...
In A Passage to India he says of Adela Quested: 'Although her hard
schoolmistressy manner remained, she was no longer examining life, but being
examined by it; she had become a real person.' The note of shrewd insight here
is blown on a ...
She had been a schoolmistress, and there was still, apparently, something
schoolmistressy about her. What! — schoolmistressy, because she had retained
a certain quietude and dignity when out with a couple of drunks! Schoolmistressy
...
4
North Sea Passage and the Women of Spirit: The True Story of ...
But that was his business and his mother's — if they wanted to spend money
having her come and then not practise. It wasn't her business to make
schoolmistressy unpleasantness, and get him to push the heavy dining table
away from the ...
5
Crypto Da Vinci: A Peter White Mystery
Al looked at me with a schoolmistressy glare and then continued. “The failed
attempt had excited Charles, so he decided that he'd go it alone and set sail for
Scotland in 1745 with two ships, only one of which arrived. He managed to raise
an ...
6
Last Post: A Novel of Suspense
Eve looked at her in the most schoolmistressy manner she knew of, inherited
from her mother. “You realize that Jean is being interrogated as a suspect for Mrs.
Southwell's murder. It will be very frightening for her.” “Yes . . . Though nothing ...
7
Maggie Robinson Bundle: Mistress by Marriage, Mistress by ...
I'll work itoutlater and send it'round.” She kepther tone severe, schoolmistressy. “I
can't haveany more unscheduled incidents like this. I want sufficient notice in the
future.” “Youdidn't throwme out of bed.” He looked far too proud of himself.
At sixteen we are in love with those sexless heroines with their awful
schoolmistressy speeches. We are in love with those stick-in-the-mud heroes
whose disinterestedness and honour pervert the minds of boys with a tedious
and delusive ...
9
Dancing Women: Female Bodies Onstage
Croce observes that in A Wedding Bouquet “[Stein's wit] reveals at its core a
Bohemian schoolmistressy hatred and tragic perception of middle-class
heterosexual functions.”“2 Whether it was due to their bohemianism or their
sexual ...
10
The Almanac of British Politics
... Labour in 1997), and by her Tory Reform Group Europhile associations,
proclaiming herself at her by-election as. aa. Euro enthusiast«¥if sceptical about
thesinglecurrency. A matronly, schoolmistressy type. ¥. redolent of her godmother
the ...
Robert Waller, Byron Criddle,
2007
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCHOOLMISTRESSY»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
schoolmistressy is used in the context of the following news items.
24 Hours In The Past review – back to the ordure
Presenting is Fi Glover – also with a bit of the 19th century about her, schoolmistressy though, perhaps a governess, certainly posher than our riff-raff celebrities. «The Guardian, Apr 15»
Mike on the Flipside: Election odds
Airport obsessive, schoolmistressy type. "Ruth has been working very hard this term, but must be careful she doesn't allow one little issue to take over her life. «Thanet Gazette, Apr 15»
Carey Mulligan Carries Vinterberg's Sweeping 'Far From the …
Carey Mulligan is excellent: her face has a pinched girlish prettiness combined with a shrewd, slightly schoolmistressy intelligence – the sort of face which can ... «Indie Wire, Apr 15»
Achingly unacceptable: the bad language that bugs me
PS: But just as much as these, I detest it when Word's schoolmistressy grammar checker pedantically and anachronistically warns me that I am ending a ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
Gaybo's heroic father ... and a horse of a different colour
She's a bit too schoolmistressy for my liking but the show's basic format holds up quite well. Still, I'd prefer its BBC1 late-afternoon rival, Pointless, hosted by the ... «Irish Independent, Apr 14»
Digital distraction: François Hollande's faux pas
Making it all the more hilarious were the words neatly written in classic, schoolmistressy French handwriting on the blackboard above his head: “Today, it is the ... «FT.com, Sep 13»
William Hague had the superior air of the Man from Del Monte
Jo Swinson (Lib Dem, East Dunbartonshire) uttered a schoolmistressy little homily about the importance of having more women in government. In Tunis ... «Daily Mail, Nov 11»
Strictly Come Dancing: Rumpus during the rumba lights touch paper
Then Tess Daly came over all schoolmistressy, wagging her finger and ordering James to be quiet. But James – who isn't always the sharpest tool in the box ... «Express.co.uk, Oct 11»
Made in Dagenham, review
And Miranda Richardson's more showcased turn as Castle has a schoolmistressy imperiousness that's good fun. Still, the way the film presents her intervention ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Sep 10»
When Ségolène came to stay
When Mme Royal first emerged in French politics in the early 1980s, she had a rather geeky, schoolmistressy image, wearing large spectacles and bright red ... «Independent, Dec 06»