Lark Rise - Softcover
First published in 1939, Lark Rise is the first part of the autobiographical trilogy by Flora Thompson (1876-1947). It tells of Laura's childhood at the 'end house' in Lark Rise, from a decade when relics of ancient country customs still survived to the Queen's Jubilee in 1887, after which 'nothing ever seemed quite the same'.
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Sensitive and book-loving Laura is born in the rural hamlet of Lark Rise, where life has followed an unchanging pattern for centuries and the days are governed by the rhythms of nature.
This is the unforgettable story of her beloved home: a place where children know the name of every bird, flower and tree; men work the fields; women gossip over the fence; and the last relics of country customs have yet to die out. Whether it is describing ancient traditions such as the Mayday garland procession, bringing the harvest home and singing ballads in the local inn, or introducing characters such as Laura's radical father, the pioneering Mrs Spicer, the eccentric bee-keeping Queenie and ladies who wear bustles to feed the pigs, this first part of Flora Thompson's autobiographical Lark Rise to Candleford trilogy captures a vanished corner of rural England and the timeless joys of childhood.
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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- PublisherPenguin Classics
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 0141190140
- ISBN 13 9780141190143
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages256
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