Title: The education of Bet
Description: Denied an education because of both her gender and background, sixteen-year-old Elizabeth cuts her hair and alters suits belonging to Will, her wealthy patron's grandnephew, to take his place at school while Will pursues a military career in nineteenth-century England.
Subjects: School stories, Juvenile fiction, Social classes, Sex role, Historical fiction, Schools, Fiction, Orphans, History, Children's fiction, Schools, fiction, England, fiction, Emotions, fiction, Education, fiction
Places: Great Britain
Time periods: 19th century