in the series and these books were still selling 150,000 copies a year in the late 1990s. Dorita Fairlie Bruce and Elsie Oxenham should also be mentioned and from the 21st century, Tyne O'Connell. Despite the fact that many of these stories included archaic motifs and representations, they still remain popular. Interpretations of lesbian content It has been suggested that Brazil's tales were intended to be covertly expressive of lesbian themes. Her stories of friendships between girls do include kissing between pupils and less frequently between pupils and teachers, and also elements of adolescent jealousy, but such actions would likely have been viewed as relatively unremarkable at a time when romantic friendships were common. It is possible that Brazil, writing about her own youthful experiences of schoolgirl life, was completely unaware of these implications, and passionate friendships between adolescent girls are not uncommon. Nevertheless, the tone of the relationships in her stories was highly sentimental and might be interpreted as having erotic implications. In fact, Brazil seemed particularly attached to the name Lesbia, which was given to several important characters: Lesbia Ferrars in Loyal to the School, for instance, and Lesbia Carrington in For the School Colours. Both of these seem to have been largely self-portraits, suitably idealised. Bibliography This bibliography is based largely around the bibliography given in Sims and Clare, supplemented with information from the Jisc Library Hub Discover, and other sources as indicated. The column On PG''' indicates is the book is available on Project Gutenberg. Example of illustration The following illustrations (a colour frontispiece and four black and white illustrations) were prepared by Arthur A(ugustus) Dixon (8 May 1972 – 30 May 1959) for Brazil's most popular story The Nicest Girl in the School (1909). Natural History records Brazil was interested and knowledgeable about natural history. She was part of a field studies group in Wales with her sister, and also recorded what she saw on walks around Coventry. Over two decades she made detailed notes about plants, birds and animals she had seen as well as some watercolour paintings for her personal records. These are now housed at the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum in Coventry. Some of the watercolours were included in the UnNatural History exhibition as part of Coventry UK City of Culture in 2021. See also The Chalet School series by Elinor Brent-Dyer The Melling School series by Margaret Biggs The Abbey