Lark Rise to Candleford - Flora Thompson, Penguin Classics

Flora Thompson's immortal trilogy, containing &quot,Lark Rise&quot,, &quot,Over To Candleford&quot, and &quot,Candleford Green&quot,, is a heartwarming portrayal of country life at the close of the 19th century. This story of three closely related Oxfordshire communities - a hamlet, the nearby village and a small market town - is based on the author'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 a gaiety and freshness of observation that make this trilogy an evocative and sensitive memorial to Victorian rural England.