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The Compendium

The Compendium is a collection of stories to delight and surprise. You can explore all things A la Ronde here in one central place for the first time. We will be adding new stories for years to come.

The Educational Grand Tour 

By the mid eighteenth century, a belief was evolving that women had the right to their own interests and voice. Women of a certain class were now finding ways to get an education through conversation, debate, writing and travelling.

2v. . ill.., ports.. . 8vo.. Provenance: Large pictorial bookplate with view of Tyntesfield with coat of arms and armour below; "En Dios Mi Amparo Esperanza" "Tenax Propositi" [i.e. family motto] "George Abraham Gibbs, of Tyntesfield" [i.e. George Abraham 1st Baron Wraxall (1873-1931)] and Ink stamp: "Col. The Right Honourable George A. Gibbs, M.P." [i.e. George Abraham 1st Baron Wraxall (1873-1931)] in both vols.. Binding: Publisher's full blue cloth; gold-tooled spine and crest on left boards; blind-tooled borders on left boards.

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