First edition of a scarce earlier autobiographical novel by English novelist and biographer Elizabeth Jenkins. Set in a North Midlands school, its casual tone belies a strong philosophy on educational needs changing from generation to generation. Jenkins is quick to ridicule herself throughout, and her personal encounters run through the text to give us a flavour of the authoress.Young Enthusiasts by Elizabeth Jenkins. Published by Victor Gollancz 1947. 214pp. Hardback, no dust jacket. Book condition: Good – clean covers, tightly bound, former owner’s inscription to front free endpaper and ‘1947 Huddersfield’ inscribed to corner of mounted endpaper. Otherwise internally clean.