Written in 1946, when Mark was eighty-five, the tales mainly take place in Larkfield, a village in the corn-growing belt of East Anglia, in the latter years of the nineteenth century. His unique voice brings life to activities and traditions that have long since vanished into our history books.
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Written in 1946, when Mark was eighty-five, the tales mainly take place in Larkfield, a village in the corn-growing belt of East Anglia, in the latter years of the nineteenth century. His unique voice brings life to activities and traditions that have long since vanished into our history books.
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Add this copy of Happy Countryman to cart. $17.66, good condition, Sold by Besleys Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Diss, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1946 by Eyre and Spottiswood.
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C F Tunnicliffe. Good in No D/J jacket. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. No D/J. The book is in good used condition (ex-libris paste-on + previous owners name to front free end paper) This wonderful little book, is a biographical account of Mark Thurston's life. It is a story about his battle to maintain his rural home in Larkfield against the authorities who were trying to re-condition rural dwelling houses in the late 1930s. They did not take into account where, once evicted, the occupants would live. A story of how the government new best, without knowing anything? You will find some beautiful wood-cut engravings, that complement a sound text. You will receive the book seen in the image.
