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  • Still Glides the Stream

    Enriched edition. A Lyrical Portrait of Early 20th-Century Rural England, Nature's Rhythms, and Close-Knit Community Life

    In "Still Glides the Stream," Flora Jane Thompson offers a poignant exploration of rural life in early 20th-century England. Through her evocative prose, Thompson captures the rhythms of nature and the intricate relationships within a close-knit community. The narrative unfolds with a gentle pace, reflecting the subtleties of life along the River Ouse, where the environment is both a backdrop and ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Over to Candleford

    Journey to Candleford: An Evocative Tale of Rural English Village Life and Timeless Reflections

    In "Over to Candleford," Flora Jane Thompson weaves a rich tapestry of rural life in late 19th-century England, offering a semi-autobiographical narrative that captures the nuances of her youth in the fictional village of Candleford Green. Through elegantly crafted prose infused with a poetic sensibility, Thompson intricately explores the lives of its inhabitants, shedding light on the customs, ... Read more

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  • Candleford Green (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. A Semi-Autobiographical Portrait of Oxfordshire Village Life, Rural Work, and Coming of Age in Edwardian England

    Candleford Green completes Flora Thompson's celebrated evocation of rural Oxfordshire at the turn of the twentieth century, following Laura as she enters service at the village post office and encounters a wider social world than that of her hamlet childhood. Written in a lucid, gently lyrical prose, the book blends memoir, social history, and pastoral fiction, preserving dialect, custom, and ... Read more

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  • Still Glides the Stream

    Enriched edition. Journey into English village life and nostalgia through timeless stories

    In "Still Glides the Stream," Flora Jane Thompson weaves a poignant tapestry of rural life in early 20th-century England, blending rich, evocative descriptions with a lyrical prose style that mirrors the gentle flow of nature. The narrative unfolds around the lives of the farming community in the fictional countryside, exploring themes of love, loss, and the inexorable passage of time. Through ... Read more

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  • Flora Jane Thompson, Collection

    Flora Jane Thompson (5 December 1876 – 21 May 1947) was an English novelist and poet famous for her semi-autobiographical trilogy about the English countryside, Lark Rise to Candleford.In this book:Lark RiseOver to CandlefordCandleford Green ... Read more

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  • Still Glides the Stream (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. An Elegiac Pastoral Novel of Oxfordshire Village Life, Memory, and a Changing Rural England

    Still Glides the Stream is Flora Jane Thompson's quietly luminous return to the vanished countryside that also nourished Lark Rise to Candleford. Set around an Oxfordshire river community, the novel traces village affections, rivalries, labor, memory, and social change with an observant realism softened by lyric pastoral feeling. Its style is measured, intimate, and exact: neither sentimental ... Read more

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  • Candleford Green

    Enriched edition. A timeless tale of English countryside charm and coming of age in the Victorian era

    Flora Jane Thompson's "Candleford Green" is a poignant exploration of rural life in early 20th century England, depicted through the lens of nostalgia and personal recollection. This semi-autobiographical novel unfolds in the fictional village of Candleford Green, intertwining rich character studies and vivid imagery to portray the simplicity and complexities of provincial life. Thompson's lyrical ... Read more

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