The Lark (Paperback)

Edith Nesbit

ISBN 10: 0241983487 / ISBN 13: 9780241983485

Editore: Penguin Books Ltd, London, 2018

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Paperback. 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 English countryside. In an attempt to earn their living, the orphaned cousins embark on a series of misadventures - cutting flowers from their front garden and selling them to passers-by, inviting paying guests who disappear without paying - all the while endeavouring to stave off the attentions of male admirers, in a bid to secure their independence. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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• Titolo: The Lark (Paperback)
• Editore: Penguin Books Ltd, London
• Data di pubblicazione: 2018
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0241983487
• ISBN 13: 9780241983485
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Condizione: new

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'A charming and brilliantly entertaining novel... shot through with the light-hearted Nesbit touch' Penelope Lively, from the introduction

"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 English countryside. In an attempt to earn their living, the orphaned cousins embark on a series of misadventures - cutting flowers from their front garden and selling them to passers-by, inviting paying guests who disappear without paying - all the while endeavouring to stave off the attentions of male admirers, in a bid to secure their independence.

'To 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

Informazioni sull?autore

Edith Nesbit was a mischievous child who grew up into an unconventional adult. With her husband, Hubert Bland, she was one of the founder members of the socialist Fabian Society; their household became a centre of the socialist and literary circles of the times. E. Nesbit turned late to children's writing. Her first children's book, The Treasure Seekers, was published in 1899 to great acclaim. Other books featuring the Bastable children followed, and a series of magical fantasy books, including Five Children and It also became very popular. The Railway Children was first published monthly in the London Magazine in 1905, and published as a book in 1906, which has been in print ever since.