Author: H. E. BatesPublisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 9780140139341
Category : Country life
Languages : en
Pages : 157
Book Description
Short comic novel about an unconventional English farmer and his attempts to snare a husband for his daughter.
The Darling Buds of May
Author: H. E. BatesPublisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 9780140139341
Category : Country life
Languages : en
Pages : 157
Book Description
Short comic novel about an unconventional English farmer and his attempts to snare a husband for his daughter.
A Little of What You Fancy
Author: H. E. BatesPublisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504068815
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
The Larkin family’s rich spirit is tested when Pop has a heart attack in this series finale by the author of The Darling Buds of May. Pop Larkin enjoys the finer things in life, like good food and drink, but too much of it leads him to a mild heart attack. Placed on bedrest and an uncharacteristically strict diet, the family patriarch soon finds himself in low spirits. As nurses try their hand at helping Pop get well, Ma pursues alternative remedies. And Primrose, meanwhile, is in hot pursuit of the dashing Mr. Candy. But when it is discovered the government has plans to run a railroad through the Larkins’ home, it is all hands on deck as the Larkins, their community, and even Pop rise up to prove that the country way of life is always worth fighting for . . . Praise for the Pop Larkin Chronicles “The Larkins live—these novels please us by escaping definition.” —The Guardian “Like Wodehouse’s Jeeves, Bates’ Larkins must continue in their own delightful milieu—in this case the Kentish countryside.” —The New York Times
The Darling Buds of May
Author: H. E. BatesPublisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504068777
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
The rich spirit of an English junk dealer and his family is challenged by the arrival of the tax collector in this humorous and heartwarming classic. Beneath the sunny, cloudless skies of Kent, the Larkin household—Pop, Ma, and their six children—enjoy the simple pleasures of life. Pop works as a junk dealer and keeps the farm to feed his brood, while Ma cooks the meals and minds the children. While the family may not seem to have much, they more than make up for it in joyous spirit—and bountiful feasts. All of that could change, however, when a stranger appears on their farm. Cedric Charlton from Inland Revenue has come to inquire why the Larkins failed to file income tax for the previous year. But Charlton’s plans hit a snag when the eldest Larkin daughter, Mariette, takes a liking to him—and he to her. Now, if the Larkins and country living can charm Charlton, perhaps he will forget about every last pound they owe . . . “A pulsing comedy of country manners. A five-alarm blaze of a book. Just about perfick.” —Time “A gently, anarchic, wish-fulfilling daydream.” —The Times (London)
A Breath of French Air
Author: Herbert Ernest BatesWhen the Green Woods Laugh
Author: H. E. BatesPublisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504068793
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 139
Book Description
A rural British family gets new neighbors—and new troubles—in this comic classic by the author of The Darling Buds of May. Gore Court is a run-down country house that junk dealer Pop Larkin intends to convert into a bungalow for his daughter and son-in-law. But Mr. and Mrs. Jerebohm, a wealthy couple from London, arrive desperate to buy the place. Spotting the naivete of the social-climbing pair, Pop manages to get them to agree to pay a ridiculous amount. Now he can install a swimming pool at home . . . But he may not have time to enjoy it. After a party at the Jerebohms, Pop finds himself fending off unwanted advances. Soon, a rocking rowboat, a pair of misplaced hands, and a misunderstanding have Pop before the local magistrate, and it may take more than wit and country charm for him to clear his name . . . “Pop is as sexy, genial, generous, and boozy as ever. Ma is a worthy match for him in all these qualities.” —The Times (London) Praise for the Pop Larkin Chronicles “The Larkins live—these novels please us by escaping definition.” —The Guardian “Like Wodehouse’s Jeeves, Bates’ Larkins must continue in their own delightful milieu—in this case the Kentish countryside.” —The New York Times
Oh! to Be in England
Author: Herbert Ernest BatesPublisher: Ulverscroft Collections
ISBN: 9781444837858
Category : Country life
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
A letter arrives from Madame Dupont, the Larkins' landlady during their disastrous French holiday. Within it is the reminder that they had asked her to be godmother to little Oscar, and the news that she is coming over to England for the christening. Pop and Ma, who need no excuse to crack open bottles and host the 'perfick party', are more than happy to celebrate the occasion in style. But when the parson discovers that none of the Larkin brood has ever been baptised, it seems the whole lot of them are in line for a splash of holy water...
The Two Sisters
Author: Herbert Ernest BatesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
The darling buds of may
Author: The Art of Shakespeare’s Sonnets
Author: Helen VendlerPublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674637127
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 693
Book Description
Analyzes all of Shakespeare's sonnets in terms of their poetic structure, semantics, and use of sounds and images.
You Don't Want to Know
Author: James FeltonPublisher: Sphere
ISBN: 0751580791
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
JAMES FELTON'S "ASSHOLES" IS OUT NOW With his trademark brand of bulldozer-banter, Twitter legend James Felton guides you through the most morbidly fascinating facts you'll then wish you could forget. Ever wondered why the chainsaw was invented?* How authorities dealt with a beached whale back in ye olde days of 1970?** Or what being a human decanter entails?*** Then you've come to the right place! Within these pages you'll find the maddest, strangest and downright grossest stories from history, nature and science that you don't want to know. (Except secretly you really do you masochistic, beastly person you.) Illustrated, painfully funny and drop-your-jaw ridiculous, this is trivia from the cesspit of time that you won't be able to stop reading once you start. *To aid childbirth. **They exploded it with 100 times too much dynamite and rained blubber down on unsuspecting people and buildings. ***Decency prevents us from answering this one here. You'll have to buy the book to find out.