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Grace and her siblings go to progressive, fee-paying schools, and there is an early glimpse of Harold, when he is still living in County Durham with his parents. He is at school in Newcastle.
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Robson, J. (2016). Learning Curves. In: Radical Reformers and Respectable Rebels. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137311849_4
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