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Cold Comfort Farm(September 1932) is the first book by British author Stella Gibbons. Upon publication, it became an instant success. The comic novel is a parodyof rural romances that were popular in Britain at the time. The story was adapted for two BBCtelevision shows in 1968 and 1981.
A hilarious and ruthless parody of rural melodramas and purple prose, Cold Comfort Farm is one of the best-loved comic novels of all time. The Penguin Classics edition of Stella Gibbons's Cold Comfort Farm is introduced by Lynne Truss, author of Eats, Shoots and Leaves. If you enjoyed Cold Comfort Farm you might like George and Weedon Grossmith ...
Jul 29, 2013 · Paperback – July 29, 2013. by Stella Gibbons (Author) 4.1 1,623 ratings. Part of: Cold Comfort Farm (2 books) See all formats and editions. A witty portrait of rural England in the early twentieth century. When sensible, sophisticated Flora Poste is orphaned at nineteen, she decides her only choice is to descend upon relatives in deepest Sussex.
- Stella Gibbons
About Cold Comfort Farm “Quite simply one of the funniest satirical novels of the last century.” —Nancy Pearl, NPR’s Morning Edition The deliriously entertaining Cold Comfort Farm is “very probably the funniest book ever written” (The Sunday Times, London), a hilarious parody of D. H. Lawrence’s and Thomas Hardy’s earthy, melodramatic novels.
Cold Comfort Farm. Starkadder family farm to which Flora Poste moves. Taking its name from a line in William Shakespeare’s play King John (1596-1597), the farm is located outside the village of ...
Cold Comfort Farm (TV Movie 1995) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Jun 21, 1995 · Cold Comfort Farm John Schlesinger reveals again his masterly touch in "Cold Comfort Farm," a deliciously eccentric comedy of manners, based on Stella Gibbons' popular 1932 novel.
