A School of Life is a novel written by Anna Mary Howitt and published in 1855. The book is a coming-of-age story that follows the lives of two young women, Ellen and Kate, who attend a school in the English countryside. Ellen and Kate come from very different backgrounds: Ellen is the daughter of a wealthy merchant, while Kate is an orphan who has been taken in by her aunt. Despite their differences, the two girls become close friends and help each...