On the Trail of Flora Thompson

On the Trail of Flora Thompson

The author has turned detective. In this book, he discovers the true identities behind the pseudonyms which Flora Thompson employed within her writing to hide the identity of the people and places she encountered â€˜beyond Candleford Green.â€™ Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and George Bernard Shaw were two among many eminent people who were regular customers in her post office at Grayshottâ€”unaware that the shy young lady sending their telegrams would one day rank alongside themselves on literary shelves. But the lesser-known characters also lend their own interest to the story. Who was â€˜Mr Foreshaw,â€™ the retired big-game hunter with whom she had tea on Sunday afternoons? And â€˜Richard Brownlow,â€™ the young man who met her often, then told her he â€˜could never marry herâ€™? And â€˜Bob Pikesleyâ€™ who taught her how to keep dry in a rainstorm? And the bright-eyed â€˜Alma Stedmanâ€™ who kept Flora from â€˜broodingâ€™? And who was the unfortunate â€˜Mr Hertford,â€™ her employer at Grayshott, who eventually stabbed his wife to death shortly after Flora left the village? These and other riddles are answered. There is also a â€˜lostâ€™ chapter of Floraâ€™s own work published here for the first time, and the opportunity to follow literally in Floraâ€™s footsteps by taking the suggested â€˜trailsâ€™ through the Hampshire countryside she came to love so well.
Country USA
Brand John Owen Smith
Manufacturer John Owen Smith
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber RKC2009293624
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781873855249
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	John Owen Smith
Manufacturer	John Owen Smith
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	RKC2009293624
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781873855249
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

On the Trail of Flora Thompson

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