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.
Editorial Reviews
Review
Our literature has no finer remembrancer . . . no observer so genuinely endearing. --John Fowles, New Statesman
Flora Thompson's great memoir of her Oxfordshire girlhood [is] a model of the form. The richness of the language, the lingering over detail and incident creates a haunting classic. --The New York Times --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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This is the story of three closely-related Oxfordshire communities, a hamlet, a village, and a town, and the memorable cast of characters who people them. Based on her own experiences as a child and young woman, it is keenly observed and beautifully narrated, quiet and evocative. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Product details
- Series: Cresset Library
- Hardcover: 224 pages
- Publisher: Ebury Press; New Ed edition (1989)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0712624007
- ISBN-13: 978-0712624008
- Package Dimensions: 10 x 7.6 x 0.9 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
