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. The author was Agnes Baden-Powell in conjunction with (then) Lieutenant-General Sir

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. It was published in May 1912 by Thomas Nelson and Sons. The book was a reworking of the famous ''

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''. It was adapted for use by girls, although large sections remained unaltered and it included sections on stalking, tracking, signalling and camping. Several chapters on childcare, nursing and housewifery had been inserted and stories of heroic women and girls were sometimes substituted for the male ones. The book also contained the enrolment ceremony and details of the second- and first-class tests. This book superseded ''Pamphlet A: Baden-Powell Girl Guides, a Suggestion for Character Training for Girls'' and ''Pamphlet B: Baden-Powell Girl Guides, a Suggestion for Character Training for Girls'' by the same authors. In turn it was itself replaced by ''

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