Cold Comfort Farm Abridged Edition

Author : Stella Gibbons
Publisher : Aegitas
ISBN 13 : 0369403045
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cold comfort farm written by Stella Gibbons and published by Aegitas. This book was released on 2020-05-05 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cold Comfort Farm is a comic novel by English author Stella Gibbons, published in 1932. It parodies the romanticised, sometimes doom-laden accounts of rural life popular at the time, by writers such as Mary Webb. Following the death of her parents, the book and 's heroine, Flora Poste, finds she is possessed "of every art and grace save that of earning her own living". She decides to take advantage of the fact that "no limits are set, either by society or one and 's own conscience, to the amount one may impose on one and 's relatives", and settles on visiting her distant relatives at the isolated Cold Comfort Farm in the fictional village of Howling in Sussex. The inhabitants of the farm – Aunt Ada Doom, the Starkadders, and their extended family and workers – feel obliged to take her in to atone for an unspecified wrong once done to her father.

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Total Pages : 910 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Author : Clare West
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780194228374
Total Pages : 123 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cold Comfort Farm written by Clare West and published by . This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A school reader for secondary pupils, in the OXFORD BOOKWORMS. BLACK SERIES STAGE 6. This new series offers students at all levels the opportunity to extend their reading and appreciation of English.

Author : Jean Marlow
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780878301454
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Audition Speeches for Men written by Jean Marlow and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A selection of speeches of all types, classic and contemporary. Also includes helpful advice from directors, actors and teachers.

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Total Pages : 644 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Author : Penguin (Firm)
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ISBN 13 : 9780147715975
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Penguin Classics written by Penguin (Firm) and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jean Robin
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351788213
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Way We Lived Then written by Jean Robin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-05-08 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title was first published in 2000: The Way We Lived Then is a detailed study of a nineteenth-century community. It is based on the life histories of all the inhabitants of the parish of Colyton in Devon, covering the period from 1851 to 1891. The book gives a brief history of Colyton, which was mentioned in the Domesday book, and which suffered raids by soldiers, house searches, looting and even executions during the Civil War and the Monmouth rebellion, events which strengthened the townspeople's leaning towards Protestantism. The central section of the book is concerned with the lifestyle of the whole population from childhood to old age. Working childhoods, educational provision, pre-marital pregnancies, shifting populations and the care of the elderly are some of the issues dealt with. Finally the book covers community issues such as the relief of poverty, health care provision for the poor, and law and order. General readers will delight in an account of the whole community of a market town. Jean Robin's research and insight combine into a narrative which is authoritative yet accessible, replacing Victorian stereotypes with human beings, connecting real people and local events with each other and with the changing world outside. Jacket Copy: Historians will value this detailed study of a nineteenth-century community for its integration of many sources and techniques. It is based on the life histories of all the inhabitants of Colyton in Devon, covering the period from 1851 to the end of the century. Its depth and complexity are unique - multi-record linkage reconstitutes family histories; archival research illuminates civil administration, welfare and education; electoral and land registers are used to reveal social structure; and newspaper and other minor sources complete a unique portrait of a world we had thought had been lost to experience. Jean Robin’s research and insight combine into a narrative which is authoritative yet accessible, replacing Victorian stereotypes with human beings.

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Total Pages : 1096 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Library Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 1096 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Total Pages : 954 pages
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Download or read book The Library Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1993-10 with total page 954 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes, beginning Sept. 15, 1954 (and on the 15th of each month, Sept.-May) a special section: School library journal, ISSN 0000-0035, (called Junior libraries, 1954-May 1961). Also issued separately.

Author : G. D. Killam
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780253336330
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Companion to African Literatures written by G. D. Killam and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Refreshing..." -- African Sudies Review "The entries are knowledgeable, thorough, and clearly written.... Highly recommended... " --Choice "...an ambitious reference guide to works on African literature." - African Studies Review "This comprehensive compendium will be a handy companion for anyone working on African literatures. The entries are authoritative and up-to-date, providing reliable information on the hundreds of authors and texts that have contributed to a whole continent's literary flowering." --Bernth Lindfors A comprehensive introduction and guide to African-authored works, with over 1,000 cross-referenced entries covering classics in African writing, literary genres and movements, biographical details of authors, and wider themes linking African, Afro-Caribbean and Afro-American literatures.