Originally published in 1942, this is the story of a full life in an English community (as The Village Carpenter was) lived first and told afterwards, from within. Walter Rose ranges over the whole life of man-next-door-to-the-fields, the play of children and adults, as well as the never-ending work that is the life and topic of such a society. He writes from a full mind, liking the things and days while he is recalling them. The amusing superficialities turn out to be vital processes; the holiday look gives way; the reader ...
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Originally published in 1942, this is the story of a full life in an English community (as The Village Carpenter was) lived first and told afterwards, from within. Walter Rose ranges over the whole life of man-next-door-to-the-fields, the play of children and adults, as well as the never-ending work that is the life and topic of such a society. He writes from a full mind, liking the things and days while he is recalling them. The amusing superficialities turn out to be vital processes; the holiday look gives way; the reader never gets back to tell his friends in the street about it; he stays and helps.
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Good. Some bumps/wear/curling at edges/corners of cover and some page corner tips. Marks, scratches and fading to cover. Text good and clean. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 160 p. Green Classics.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Reprint, 8vo, 138pp, line illustrations by John Hookham, previous owner's neat name to ffep and book plate to fr pastedown o/w VG Copy in sl age-darkened VG DJ lightly nicked about extrems and missing a small piece base of spine.
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