# The Other Side of the Dale

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- Book: [The Other Side of the Dale](https://www.bookquiver.com/gervase-phinn/the-other-side-of-the-dale) ([The Other Side of the Dale.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/gervase-phinn/the-other-side-of-the-dale.md))
- Authors: [Gervase Phinn](https://www.bookquiver.com/gervase-phinn)
- Publisher: Penguin
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-01-4192-516-5
- Published: 1999-04-01
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

This is a warm, funny and mostly true account of the first year that Gervase Phinn spent as a schools' inspector in North Yorkshire. His brilliantly portrayed cast includes his fellow inspectors who range from endearing to eccentric, sporting lords of the manor, Ministry bigwigs, formidable teaching nuns and a very attractive head-teacher who happens to be single, adding up to an enchanting montage of experiences. But it is the children themselves who steal the show, whether fresh-faced from the farms or worldly-wise from the towns. Gervase Phinn is a born raconteur who has transferred his talents to the written word with outstanding success.