The Illustrated Lark Rise to Candleford (Cresset Library) - Hardcover

Thompson, Flora

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0712624007 ISBN 13: 9780712624008

Publisher: Ebury Press, 1989

Synopsis

Flora Thompson's classic tale of rural England has been illustrated with contemporaneous paintings, floral decorations and sepia photographs. This detailed portrait of country life over a century ago captures the essence of Victorian England before the countryside changed irrevocably.

About this title

Review:

"Flora Thompson's great memoir of her Oxfordshire girlhood [is] a model of the form. The richness of the language, the lingering over detail and incident creates a haunting classic." -- The New York Times "The New York Times"

From the Back Cover:

The story of three closely related Oxfordshire communities - a hamlet, the nearby village and a small market town - this immortal trilogy is based on Flora Thompson's experiences during childhood and youth. It chronicles May Day celebrations and forgotten children's games, the daily lives of farmworkers and craftsmen, friends and relations - all painted with the gaiety and freshness of observation that makes this a precise and endearing portrayal of country life at the end of the last century.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ebury Press
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0712624007
• ISBN 13: 9780712624008
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224