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The Resource Ironhead, or, Once a young lady, by Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem ; translated by Kristen Gehrman

Ironhead, or, Once a young lady, by Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem ; translated by Kristen Gehrman

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  • In 1808 Ghent, eighteen-year-old Constance runs away from an arranged marriage to a much older man and by stealing his clothes, sneaking out of the house disguised as a man, and joining Napoleon's army
  • For a young woman coming of age in the early 1800s, about all that's available to her is marriage. When Constance's parents arrange her a marriage with a man more than twice her age, she's powerless to resist. Four months into the marriage, she slips out of their bed in the middle of the night, and puts on his clothes. Sneaking out of the house before dawn, Stance visits the baker's scrawny son, who has just been drafted into the army, and offers to take his place. Hot on Stance's tail is her younger brother Pieter, determined to bring Stance back home to Ghent where she belongs. After all, the battlefield is no place for a young lady. -- adapted from jacket
Language
  • eng
  • dut
  • eng
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Extent
419 pages
Note
Originally published in Dutch by Querido in 2020 under title: IJzerkop. Translation copyright 2022
Isbn
9781646140480
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Ironhead, or, Once a young lady
Title
Ironhead, or, Once a young lady
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by Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem ; translated by Kristen Gehrman
Title variation
Once a young lady
Creator
Contributor
Translator
Subject
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Language
  • eng
  • dut
  • eng
Summary
  • In 1808 Ghent, eighteen-year-old Constance runs away from an arranged marriage to a much older man and by stealing his clothes, sneaking out of the house disguised as a man, and joining Napoleon's army
  • For a young woman coming of age in the early 1800s, about all that's available to her is marriage. When Constance's parents arrange her a marriage with a man more than twice her age, she's powerless to resist. Four months into the marriage, she slips out of their bed in the middle of the night, and puts on his clothes. Sneaking out of the house before dawn, Stance visits the baker's scrawny son, who has just been drafted into the army, and offers to take his place. Hot on Stance's tail is her younger brother Pieter, determined to bring Stance back home to Ghent where she belongs. After all, the battlefield is no place for a young lady. -- adapted from jacket
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1963-
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Rijckeghem, Jean-Claude van
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no index present
Intended audience
  • Ages 12 and up
  • Grades 10-12
Intended audience source
  • Levine Querido
  • Levine Querido
Literary form
fiction
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Gehrman, Kristen
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  • Ghent (Belgium)
  • Arranged marriage
  • Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815
  • Gender identity
  • Historical fiction
Target audience
adolescent
Label
Ironhead, or, Once a young lady, by Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem ; translated by Kristen Gehrman
Instantiates
Publication
Note
Originally published in Dutch by Querido in 2020 under title: IJzerkop. Translation copyright 2022
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volume
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  • nc
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rdacarrier
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text
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  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
on1263250885
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
419 pages
Isbn
9781646140480
Lccn
2021032423
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)1263250885
Label
Ironhead, or, Once a young lady, by Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem ; translated by Kristen Gehrman
Publication
Note
Originally published in Dutch by Querido in 2020 under title: IJzerkop. Translation copyright 2022
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
on1263250885
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
419 pages
Isbn
9781646140480
Lccn
2021032423
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)1263250885

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