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Oct 15, 2008 · Three classics of English rural life that follow the growth of a young country girl at the turn of the twentieth century. This collection gathers, together in one volume, Lark Rise (1939), Over to Candleford (1941), and Candleford Green (1943). The quintessential portrayal of English country life, these stories follow the growth of Laura Timmins and three closely-related Oxfordshire ...
Flora Jane Thompson (5 December 1876 – 21 May 1947) was an English novelist and poet famous for her semi-autobiographical trilogy about the English countryside, Lark Rise to Candleford. Flora benefited from good access to books when the public library opened in Winton, in 1907.
Lark Rise to Candleford is a trilogy of semi-autobiographical novels by Flora Thompson about the countryside of north-east Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, England, at the end of the 19th century.The stories were previously published separately as Lark Rise in 1939, Over to Candleford in 1941 and Candleford Green in 1943. They were first published together in 1945.
Sep 28, 2017 · She started to write, and her first book was a collection of poems, Bog Myrtle and Peat. But it was her three autobiographical volumes that brought her fame: Lark Rise (1939), Over to Candleford (1941), and Candleford Green (1943), re-issued in one volume as Lark Rise to Candleford (1945). (Candleford is Buckingham.)
May 1, 2011 · The inspiration for a popular television series that aired on PBS in 2009, Lark Rise to Candleford is Flora Thompson's classic evocation of a vanished world of agricultural customs and rural culture. The trilogy of Lark Rise, Over to Candleford, and Candleford Green tells the story of Thompson's childhood and youth during the 1880s in Lark Rise--in reality Juniper Hill, the hamlet in ...
Lark Rise (Essential Penguin), Over to Candleford, Candleford Green, Heatherley, and Lark Rise to Candleford. Home; My Books; ... Book 1-3 omnibus. Lark Rise to Candleford. by Flora Thompson. 4.02 · 4615 Ratings · 474 Reviews · published 1939 · 126 editions.
The trilogy of Lark Rise, Over to Candleford, and Candleford Green tells the story of Flora's childhood and youth during the 1880s in Lark Rise, in reality Juniper Hill, the hamlet in Oxfordshire where she was born. Through the eyes of Laura, the author's fictional counterpart, Flora describes the cottages, characters, and way of life of the ...
This Oxford University Press edition of Flora Thompson's Lark Rise to Candleford contains the trilogy, i.e. "Lark Rise", "Over to Candleford", and "Candleford Green". The book is a handsome edition in hardback, and comes with a beautiful burgundy ribbon to serve as a page-marker. It is a lovely, sturdy edition that can hold up to hours of reading.
Jul 9, 2020 · This edition contains all three books – Lark Rise, Over to Candleford and Candleford Green, with an introduction by Bill Gallagher, screenwriter of the hugely popular BBC television adaptation. Laura Timms spends her childhood in a country hamlet called Lark Rise. An intelligent and enquiring child, she is always attentive to the way of life ...
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.
