The Lark
Introduction by Booker Prize-Winning Author Penelope Lively
$22.73
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
15 February 2018
Summary
A wonderfully funny and charming novel about two young girls’ quest for independence, with an introduction by Penelope Lively
“When did two girls of our age have such a chance as we’ve got - to have a lark entirely on our own? No chaperone, no rules, no…”
“No present income or future prospects,” said Lucilla.
It’s 1919 and Jane and her cousin Lucilla leave school to find that their guardian has gambled away their money, leaving them with only a small cottage in the Eng…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241983485 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241983487 |
| Author: | Edith Nesbit |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 15 February 2018 |
| Weight: | 194g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 131mm x 17mm |
| Series: | Penguin Women Writers |
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She, of all the writers I have ever read, has given me over the years the most complete satisfaction - Noel Coward -
She, of all the writers I have ever read, has given me over the years the most complete satisfaction – Noel CowardShe had an economy of phrase, and an unparalleled talent for evoking hot summer days in the English countryside – Noel StreatfieldA charming and brilliantly entertaining novel… shot through with the light-hearted Nesbit touch – Penelope Lively, from the introductionTo come upon any Nesbit today, hitherto unread, …is like receiving a letter from a friend whom you have believed dead * New York Times *A wry, charming delight of a book * The Pool *
About The Author
Edith Nesbit
E. Nesbit was born in Surrey in 1858. A world-famous children’s author, her works include The Railway Children and Five Children and It. She also wrote several works of fiction for adults. With her husband, Hubert Bland, she was one of the founding members of the socialist Fabian Society; their household became a centre of the socialist and literary circles of the times. She died in 1924.
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