Miss Bishop

by Bess Streeter Aldrich

Book Overview

The main character of this novel, Ella Bishop, is a healthy, sensitive, energetic, and happy person as she begins her college career in the Midwest in 1876. Her energy and devotion to learning made... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803259093
• ISBN13: 9780803259096
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Unp - Bison Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

bess streeter aldrich

always a fan of ms aldrich, her books are great character studies told with charm and grace.. miss bishop was one of her finest

Miss Bishop

This book is about small town life, and a lady who made a difference. Ella Bishop is the perfect example of devoted daughter and friend, she takes care of her senile mother, she raises her cousin's (who stole her own fiancee) daughter after her parents die, and she teaches school for an extremely long time, influencing the lives of many students, not without heartache, of course, but she remains strong through it all. This was amore solemn book, I thought, it wasn't as upbeat and lively as 'The Cutters', but it was a good book, nonetheless. Miss Bishop is an upstanding citizen, who is never afraid and always willing to help, and we should learn from her example.