by Gervase Phinn · Penguin · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140281293
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«Over Hill and Dale» is the second volume of Gervase Phinn's memoirs, published by Penguin in paperback (352 pages, in English).
Gervase Phinn recounts his second year as a school inspector in Yorkshire, where his notebook and pen provoke unexpected reactions among pupils and teachers. Between classroom visits, he deals with the stern Mrs Savage and helps Dr Gore with the Feofees' meeting, while trying to win over Christine Bentley, headteacher of WinneryNook.
Second volume in the Dales series of school inspector memoirs; the Penguin paperback edition was published in 2009.
For readers of memoirs and humour, especially those who follow the Dales series or enjoy anecdotes about British school life.
Gervase Phinn is an English author and educator. After a career as a teacher he became a schools inspector and, latterly, Visiting Professor of Education at the University of Teesside. He graduated from Leeds Trinity University in 1970 with a degree in Education.
