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In 1909, London, Mr Ward a wealthy factory owner, who is often seen but other as strange, as he's hired a young butler and promote a working-class worker to run his businesses instead of middle classes. Now he sits in his living room, waiting for a tutor Mr scout to arrive. He wants to do something even more socially unacceptable, to hire the tutor Mr Scout for his daughter, Alice. However, Alice’s mother, Egana, has other plans for her young daughter Alice. Egana Misson is for Alice to accomplish something she was never able to do, to marry up and gain a title. With this ambition, Egana Hires the most expensive and best Governess in the country, Miss Miller. To gather, they plan Alice training for womanhood. nine-year-old Alice, Loves reading, learning and her dance lesson but hate stitching as the needle hurts her fingers. She throws her self into both education, wanting to have fun and enjoy the education she has been given. 11 years later, after the Great war 20-year-old, Alice is still trying to discover what she wants to do with her life, but one night at one of her mother dinner parties meets two people that will make everything even more confusing. Miss Lilly cook a middle-age Scholar at Oxford Lady Margets Hall who finds Alice's education impressive and suggests that Alice should look into applying. then over dinner, she is sat next to Alfred, the air to the duke of Wessex, who makes her blush and laugh. Will she follow a world of learning, or fall in love and take on household duties? Will she be Oxford Bound?
In 1909, London, Mr Ward a wealthy factory owner, who is often seen but other as strange, as he's hired a young butler and promote a working-class worker to run his businesses instead of middle classes. Now he sits in his living room, waiting for a tutor Mr scout to arrive. He wants to do something even more socially unacceptable, to hire the tutor Mr Scout for his daughter, Alice.
However, Alice’s mother, Egana, has other plans for her young daughter Alice. Egana Misson is for Alice to accomplish something she was never able to do, to marry up and gain a title. With this ambition, Egana Hires the most expensive and best Governess in the country, Miss Miller. To gather, they plan Alice training for womanhood.
nine-year-old Alice, Loves reading, learning and her dance lesson but hate stitching as the needle hurts her fingers. She throws her self into both education, wanting to have fun and enjoy the education she has been given.
11 years later, after the Great war 20-year-old, Alice is still trying to discover what she wants to do with her life, but one night at one of her mother dinner parties meets two people that will make everything even more confusing.
Miss Lilly cook a middle-age Scholar at Oxford Lady Margets Hall who finds Alice's education impressive and suggests that Alice should look into applying.
then over dinner, she is sat next to Alfred, the air to the duke of Wessex, who makes her blush and laugh.
Will she follow a world of learning, or fall in love and take on household duties?
Will she be Oxford Bound?
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OXFORD BOUND?
cost and gave her the change. When they returned home Alice
proudly displayed them on the book shelf. She had read both
of Beatrix Potter’s books but had not been able to understand
the third, but she was determined one day she would.
To the right of the bookshelves was a round wicker chair
covered in white fabric, finished with a round cushion. Sat on
the chair was Miss Miller, who’s blond hair was speckled with
grey strands and pushed up into a low bun, tied with a ribbon.
She was a short, slim woman with thin lips and small eyes. She
adjusted her long sleeved blouse which was tucked into a long
black skirt, before returning to her freestyle embroidery of wild
flowers and birds.
“Kneeling is very unladylike, Alice. You should sit down and
wait patiently,” Miss Miller admonished before looking over to
the clock on the wall. “What do you do when Mr Scout enters?”
Alice rolled her eyes and jumped off the window seat, causing
a loud bang when she landed and Miss Miller to scowl. “I stand
up and say good morning sir,” Alice answered before sitting at
the table swinging her legs back and forth, still looking out of
the window, now watching the rain bounce off the rooftops.
“Alice, feet,” Miss Miller scolded as Alice turned to see her
governess had one eye on Alice and the other on her needlework.
Alice did what she was told. “And it is good morning Mr Scout,
after that you may call him sir.” Alice started to twist the bottom
of her dress around her left thumb so that Miss Miller could
not see it.
Suddenly she heard muffled voices and creaking floorboards
as someone walked up the stairs and along the corridor before
pausing outside the room. Alice jumped up from her seat,
making the chair screech along the floor. The door opened to
reveal Benson, and behind him, Mr Scout. “Mr Charlie Scout,
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