Pre-Owned Lark Rise to Candleford (Paperback) 1567923631 9781567923636

"Lark rise was first published by Oxford University Press in 1939; Over to Candleford in 1941; Candleford Green in 1943. Issued together under the present title in 1945. This edition published by arrangement with Penguin Books, London" -- verso.

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 communities - a hamlet, a village, and a town - along with the memorable cast of characters who live there. It is also a drama of great societal change as a quiet, close-knit and peaceful rural culture, ruled by the seasons, begins to join the modern world.

The basis for BBC film adaptations, The New York Times called this, "Flora Thompson's great memoir of her Oxfordshire girlhood. The richness of the language, the lingering over detail and incident creates a haunting classic." Keenly observed and beautifully told, Lark Rise to Candleford is an extraordinary mix of fiction and memoir for lovers of literature and exquisite insights into the lives, and times, of others.

ISBN: 9781567923636 GTIN: 09781567923636