Lark rise to Candleford : A trilogy "Lark rise"; "Over to Candleford"; "Candleford Green"
Thompson, Flora, 1877-1947200802UU
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Presents a portrayal of country life at the close of the 19th century. This story tells about three closely related Oxfordshire communities - a hamlet, the nearby village and a small market town. It chronicles May Day celebrations and forgotten children's games, the daily lives of farmworkers and craftsmen, and friends and relations. Flora Thompson's immortal trilogy, containing "Lark Rise, Over To Candleford" and "Candleford Green", is a heartwarming portrayal of country life at the close of the 19th century. This story of three closely related Oxfordshire communities - a hamlet, the nearby village and a small market town - is based on the author's experiences during childhood and youth. It chronicles May Day celebrations and forgotten children's games, the daily lives of farmworkers and craftsmen, friends and relations - all painted with a gaiety and freshness of observation that make this trilogy an evocative and sensitive memorial to Victorian rural England.
Main title:
Lark rise to Candleford : A trilogy "Lark rise"; "Over to Candleford"; "Candleford Green" / Flora Thompson; Introduction by H.J. Massingham.
Imprint:
London : Penguin Books Ltd, 2008.
Collation:
544 p.
Notes:
Paperback; B-format paperback.BCT - Book Club Title, multiple copies available.Paperback. B-format paperback.
Biography/History:
Born in Juniper Hill, Oxfordshire, Flora Thompson left school at 14 to work in the local post office. She married young, and wrote mass-market fiction to help support her increasing family. In her 60s she published the semi-autobiographical trilogy combined as LARK RISE TO CANDLEFORD (1945).
ISBN:
9780141037196 (pbk)0141037199 (pbk)
Dewey class:
AFCLG920 THOM BIOGB/THO942.5
Local class:
920.THOF
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
212340