The author is offered the post of County Inspector of Schools in North Yorkshire. This book presents his experiences as he learns to appreciate the countryside and meets some larger than life characters, from lords, farmers, teachers, priests and caretakers to a host of endearing and disarming children who know exactly how to speak their mind.
Sága Dallových Série
Tato série se ponoří do života a práce venkovského učitele v malebném severním Yorkshiru. Čtenáři se stanou svědky jeho cesty, na níž objevuje krásy krajiny a setkává se s nezapomenutelnými postavami. Od lordů a farmářů po děti s bystrými postřehy, každá postava přispívá k bohaté tapisérii života na venkově. Jedná se o příběhy plné lidskosti, humoru a hlubokého porozumění pro společenství mimo velká města.
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Over Hill and Dale
- 352 stránek
- 13 hodin čtení
This sequel to The Other Side of the Dale, continues the story of the author working as a schools inspector in the Yorkshire Dales. Many of the characters appear again - his fellow inspectors, quirks and all, the local landowner-cum-school governor, the eccentric caretaker at the staff development centre and of course the lovely Christine from Winnery Nook school who turned his head in the first book.
Head Over Heels in the Dales
- 336 stránek
- 12 hodin čtení
Gervase Phinn thinks he's heard just about everything in his two years as a school inspector, but a surprising enquiry from an angelic six-year-old reminds him never to take children for granted. His marriage to Christine Bentley, finding somewhere idyllic to live in the Yorkshire Dales, and chance of a promotion. schovat popis
Up and Down in the Dales
- 352 stránek
- 13 hodin čtení
Life for the Gervase Phinn is about to become not unlike the rambling hills of the Dales themselves - up and down and all over the place. After a routine school inspection - and a rather brutal report - culminates with a teacher being forced into early retirement, Gervase is left feeling his year hasn't exactly begun on the right foot.
The Heart of the Dales
- 461 stránek
- 17 hodin čtení
Awkward teachers, pompous school governors and fearsome lollipop ladies occasionally make the author's hectic job as a school inspector more than difficult. But, for him, the main challenge remains the frankly spoken children. This title tells his story.