Caps and Capers: A Story of Boarding-School Life

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Caps and Capers: A Story of Boarding-School Life

by Gabrielle E. (Gabrielle Emilie) Jackson

EN·~3 hours·30 chapters

Chapters

30 total
1

CHAPTER I - WHICH SHALL IT BE?

5:50
2

CHAPTER II - “A TOUCH CAN MAKE OR A TOUCH CAN MAR”

7:17
3

CHAPTER III - “A FEELING OF SADNESS AND LONGING”

7:58
4

CHAPTER IV - NEW EXPERIENCES

9:43
5

CHAPTER V - TWO SIDES OF A QUESTION

8:28
6

CHAPTER VI - DULL AND PROSY

6:01
7

CHAPTER VII - THE P. U. L.

6:21
8

CHAPTER VIII - CAPS AND CAPERS

6:44
9

CHAPTER IX - A MODERN DIOGENES

6:10
10

CHAPTER X - “THEY COULD NEVER DECEIVE ME”

7:46

Description

A grieving widower faces a heart‑wrenching dilemma: how to give his young daughter the stability and education she needs while he wrestles with his own loss. Clayton Reeve, a successful lawyer, has spent months sorting through endless school brochures, each promising the perfect blend of discipline and nurturing. The story opens with his solitary moments in a grand library, surrounded by catalogues that mirror his inner turmoil, as he tries to choose the right boarding‑school for his little Toinette.

The narrative captures the tender moments between father and daughter, from playful calls of “Papa” to the quiet ache of a home suddenly too large. As Clayton prepares to send Toinette away, the novel gently explores themes of parental love, the search for security, and the bittersweet hope that a new environment might bring both comfort and growth. Listeners will be drawn into the intimate portrait of a family reshaping itself after tragedy, set against the backdrop of late‑Victorian society and its exacting expectations.

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Language

en

Duration

~3 hours (209K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2008-09-07

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

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Gabrielle E. (Gabrielle Emilie) Jackson

b. 1861

Best known for lively stories for girls and young animal lovers, this early 20th-century writer published more than 30 books filled with school adventures, friendship, and mischief. Her work still turns up in reprints and public-domain collections, where readers can discover the warm, energetic style that made her popular.

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