Lark Rise to Candleford by Flora Thompson

Lark Rise to Candleford by Flora Thompson

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Presents a portrayal of country life at the close of the 19th century. This story tells about three closely related Oxfordshire communities - a hamlet, the nearby village and a small market town. It chronicles May Day celebrations and forgotten children's games, the daily lives of farmworkers and craftsmen, and friends and relations.

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Lark Rise to Candleford by Flora Thompson

Presents a portrayal of country life at the close of the 19th century. This story tells about three closely related Oxfordshire communities - a hamlet, the nearby village and a small market town. It chronicles May Day celebrations and forgotten children's games, the daily lives of farmworkers and craftsmen, and friends and relations.
Born in Juniper Hill, Oxfordshire, Flora Thompson left school at 14 to work in the local post office. She married young, and wrote mass-market fiction to help support her increasing family. In her 60s she published the semi-autobiographical trilogy combined as LARK RISE TO CANDLEFORD (1945).
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ISBN 13 9780141037196
ISBN 10 0141037199
Title Lark Rise to Candleford
Author Flora Thompson
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 2008-02-07
Number of pages 544
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.