About this book
First published in 1904, Betty Wales Freshman is the first book in an 8 volume series that follows Betty and her classmates throughout college and beyond. It takes place at Harding in New England (NOT to be confused with the Arkansas university) based on the author's time at Smith College in Massachusetts. Some humour and frivolity ensue as well as interpersonal drama among Betty and her many peers. And of course, the usual fascination with basketball that tends to run the gamut in the bountiful supply of books about most boarding school girls. (The popularity of this series inspired product placement by a dressmakers company.) (Summary by Daryl Wor)
Chapters (20)
101 - First Impressions
202 - Beginnings
303 - Dancing Lessons And A Class Meeting
404 - Whose Photograph?
505 - Up Hill And Down
606 - Letters Home
707 - A Dramatic Chapter
808 - After The Play
909 - Paying The Piper
1010 - A Rumor
1111 - Mid-Years And A Dust-Pan
1212 - A Triumph For Democracy
1313 - Saint Valentine's Assistants
1414 - A Beginning And A Sequel
1515 - At The Great Game
1616 - A Chance To Help
1717 - An Ounce Of Prevention
1818 - Into Paradise-And Out
1919 - A Last Chance
2020 - Loose Threads
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