Lark Rise to Candleford (Paperback)

from hobbitprincess

I first saw the PBS show and was intrigued enough to read the book. It is a good book, sweet and unexciting, but still good. It is actually less a story than a description of hamlet and country life in England in the late 1800s. The story is supposedly largely autobiographical, told mainly throug...

from DeltaQueen50

This memoir was a real treat to read. Originally written as three books and published together as one volume in 1945. We follow the life of Laura, a young girl living in rural England in the 1880's. Her descriptions of daily life, flora and fauna, schooling, games and songs of the times are so de...

from JudyL

The author grew up in an Oxfordshire community in Victorian England. A detailed picture of the hardship and poverty in the village, as well as the warmth and industry of the people. A memory of better times, before the enclosures impoverished the poor villsger.

from herfancy

I picked up this book because I had found the BBC production of "Lark Rise to Candleford" so very endearing. The book is quite different from the series, however, but has a very similar tone. Whilst the show is episodic and has a loose overarching storyline which underpins each season, the book i...

from RMMee

A wonderful work - the best descriptions of rural working-class poverty in the late 19th century that I have seen. Easily readable. I just wish it could have gone on further. For those who come to it after seeing the TV series, you may be disappointed.