School Day - Turn of the Century Series Author:Monica Stoppleman One in a series of books which reconstruct everyday events in Britain at the end of the 19th century, using contemporary photographs, objects and documents. This book looks at a typical school day for children at that time. It describes the type of schoolroom they learned in, and the use of equipment such as an abacus and a copperplate. It inclu... more »des background information on schools and lessons and a time-line to indicate important events.« less