![]() ![]() Elements appear that would recur throughout her writing career - the unusual school, though here with more emphasis on the outdoors life, where the adult MEA always took care to mention lessons the care for the setting the heroine who always has moments of standing apart from the crowd and appreciating beauty. In some ways she follows the patterns of the genre, with Philomel conforming to the type of the shy new girl surrounded by conventional fellow-pupils. Written when she was only a teenager, this book provides a fascinating glimpse into Mabel Esther Allan’s early imagination and ideas about books. ![]() Now at school on a remote Scottish island, Philomel tries to ‘follow after’ still, although school and island life, and a mysterious ‘laugh’ haunting the girls, provide plenty of challenges. ![]() As children, Philomel and her friends promised to ‘follow after’ the example of their clan heroes. ![]()
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