Lark Rise to Candleford

Flora Thompson (1876 to 947) wrote what may be the quintessential distillation of English country life at the turn of the twentieth century. In 1945,the three books Lark Rise (1939)Over to Candleford (1941)and Candleford Green (1943) were published together in one elegant volumeand this new omnibus Nonpareil editioncomplete with charming wood engravingsshould be a cause for real rejoicing. The books have inspired two plays that ran in Londonand the trilogy has been adapted into a multi-partlong-running television drama series by the BBC. The first series of ten episodes is scheduled to be syndicated on various PBS stations throughout the United States. A second series of twelve episodescurrently being broadcast in the United Kingdomwill follow in the United States shortly after.