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Nell of Branford Hall
By Wise, William Sydney
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-80372-393-1
- Publisher
- New York : Dial Books, 1999.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 1999
Gr 5-8 Eleanor "Nell" Bullen is the 13-year-old younger daughter of rural landed gentry living in the English village of Branford in 1665. Her father has had a lifelong interest in science and possesses one of van Leeuwenhoek's microscopes; her uncle is an eminent physician. She has been blessed with parents who value both daughters and education, and when her father is elected to membership in the British Royal Society, Nell is deemed old enough to visit London. The girl tours t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
