Bodleian Libraries: Book Spines Great Girls (Foiled Journal) Interactive Newton discovers loneliness and despair

Newton discovers loneliness and despair that ultimately ends in tragedy

he has one more huge secret to keep from her

A mother and her daughters drive for days without sleep until they crash their car in rural Oklahoma

la atracción fue mutua

and then young readers journey toward tuck-in time

Bodleian Libraries: Book Spines Great Girls (Foiled Journal) Interactive Newton discovers loneliness and despairThis charming trio of book spines are just three examples of the brightly coloured story anthologies from the 1930s in the Bodleian Librarys collection. Featuring cheerful illustrations of sporting, spirited girls ready for adventure, they are tangible evidence of the slow and steady social progress of the era, and the new freedoms and opportunities afforded to many women.