Lark rise to Candleford : a trilogy
Thompson, Flora2000
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This trilogy, based on Flora Thompson's own experiences during childhood and youth, tells the story of three closely related Oxfordshire communities. It chronicles May Day celebrations and the daily lives of craftsmen, 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.
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Lark rise to Candleford : a trilogy / by Flora Thompson ; with an introduction by H. J. Massingham.
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London : Penguin, 2000.
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537p. ; 20 cm.
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Originally published: London: Oxford University Press, 1945.Contents: Lark rise - Over to Candleford - Candleford Green.
ISBN:
9780141183312 (pbk)
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English
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BRN:
309921