Christmas At Cold Comfort Farm

Author : Stella Gibbons
Publisher : Random House
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781448113903

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Christmas at Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons Pdf

Indulge in a feel-good collection of stories from the author of Cold Comfort Farm. WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH The title story tells of a typical Christmas at the farm before the coming of Flora Poste. It is a parody of the worst sort of family Christmas: Adam Lambsbreath dresses up as Father Christmas in two of Judith's red shawls. There are unsuitable presents, unpleasant insertions into the pudding and Aunt Ada Doom orders Amos to carve the turkey, adding: 'Ay, would it were a vulture, 'twere more fitting!' 'Stella Gibbons is the Jane Austen of the 20th century' Lynne Truss, author of the Constable Twitten series.

Author : Clare West,Stella Gibbons
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Readers
ISBN : 0194228371

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Cold Comfort Farm by Clare West,Stella Gibbons Pdf

A school reader for secondary pupils, in the OXFORD BOOKWORMS. BLACK SERIES STAGE 6. This new series offers students at all levels the opportunity to extend their reading and appreciation of English.

Author : Stella Gibbons
Publisher : Aegitas
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780369403049

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Cold comfort farm by Stella Gibbons Pdf

Cold Comfort Farm is a comic novel by English author Stella Gibbons, published in 1932. It parodies the romanticised, sometimes doom-laden accounts of rural life popular at the time, by writers such as Mary Webb. Following the death of her parents, the book and 's heroine, Flora Poste, finds she is possessed "of every art and grace save that of earning her own living". She decides to take advantage of the fact that "no limits are set, either by society or one and 's own conscience, to the amount one may impose on one and 's relatives", and settles on visiting her distant relatives at the isolated Cold Comfort Farm in the fictional village of Howling in Sussex. The inhabitants of the farm – Aunt Ada Doom, the Starkadders, and their extended family and workers – feel obliged to take her in to atone for an unspecified wrong once done to her father.

Author : Stella Gibbons
Publisher : Random House
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2011-08-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781446499146

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Conference at Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons Pdf

Robert Poste's child is back at Cold Comfort Farm. But all is not well. Flora finds the farm transformed into a twee haven filled with Toby jugs and peasant pottery, and rooms labelled 'Quiete Retreate' and 'Greate laundrie'. It is, Flora winces, 'exactly like being locked in the Victoria and Albert Museum after closing time'. Worse, the farm is hosting a conference of the pretentious International Thinkers Group - a group made up of the 'sadistic owl' Mr Peccavi, loathsome Mr Mybug and the overpowering Mrs Ernestine Thump. And worst of all, there are no Starkadders at Cold Comfort Farm. All the he-cousins have gone abroad to make their fortunes and the female cousins are having a pretty thin time of it. Once again the sensible Flora decides to take the situation in hand.

Author : Stella Gibbons
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2010-04-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101567579

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Nightingale Wood by Stella Gibbons Pdf

A sly and satirical fairytale by the author of Cold Comfort Farm Unavailable for decades, Stella Gibbons's Nightingale Wood is a delightfully modern romance ripe for rediscovery by the many fans of Cold Comfort Farm. Poor, lovely Viola has been left penniless and alone after her late husband's demise, and is forced to live with his family in their joy­less home. Its occupants are nearly insufferable: Mr. Withers is a tyrannical old miser; Mrs. Withers dismisses her as a common shop girl; and Viola's sisters-in-law, Madge and Tina, are too preoccupied with their own troubles to give her much thought. Only the prospect of the upcoming charity ball can lift her spirits-especially as Victor Spring, the local prince charming, will be there. But Victor's intentions towards the young widow are, in short, not quite honorable.

Author : Mary Webb
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2022-08-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547184522

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Precious Bane by Mary Webb Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Precious Bane" by Mary Webb. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : Stella Gibbons
Publisher : Random House
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2011-08-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781446499160

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Starlight by Stella Gibbons Pdf

Gladys and Annie Barnes are impoverished sisters who have seen better times. They live in a modest cottage in the backstreets of Highate with Mr Fisher, a mild but eccentric old man living secretively in the attic above them. Their quiet lives are thrown into confusion when a new landlord takes over, a dreaded and unscrupulous 'rackman'. He installs his wife in part of the cottages in the hope that there she will recover from an unspecified malady. With a mounting sense of fear, Gladys and Annie become convinced she is possessed by an evil spirit...

Author : Stella Gibbons
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1940
Category : Electronic
ISBN : LCCN:41003329

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Christmas at Cold Comfort Farm and Other Stories by Stella Gibbons Pdf

Author : Stella Gibbons
Publisher : Random House
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2011-11-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781448103386

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Here Be Dragons by Stella Gibbons Pdf

When Nell Sely moves from sleepy Dorset to Hampstead she leaves behind a childhood of dull teas and oppressive rules for the freedom of the big city. Naive and only nineteen, she becomes embroiled with the wayward John Gaunt and falls in with London's bohemian crowd. In this city of seductive, shifting morals, smoke-filled jazz-clubs and glamorous espresso bars, Nell must master her new found independence and learn to strike her own course.

Author : Greg Kincaid
Publisher : Convergent Books
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2010-11-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307589644

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Christmas with Tucker by Greg Kincaid Pdf

The touching prequel to the bestselling novel A Dog Named Christmas The sleeper hit of 2008, A Dog Named Christmas became a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie a year later, seen by more than twelve million people in the United States alone. Now, in Christmas with Tucker, Greg Kincaid brings back one of that book’s most endearing characters, sharing the moving story of George, a young boy dealing with the loss of his father, and the dog that comes into his life to offer him hope and a touch of courage. It is the winter of 1962, and Kansas is hit with one of the worst blizzards in its history. It is during this cruel season that twelve-year-old George is called upon to endure more than even most grown men could withstand—the death of his father and the upkeep of the family farm that is his legacy. When his mother and sisters leave for Minnesota, George has only his grandparents and the companionship of Tucker, an Irish setter, to help him persevere through these most difficult challenges. Can he find the strength to walk the road that leads to healing, finding his true self and ultimately becoming a man? A coming-of-age story for readers of all ages, Christmas with Tucker is a classic Christmas story about a young man’s love for his dog, his family, and his farm.

Author : Anita Shreve
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2004-10-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780759512771

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Light on Snow by Anita Shreve Pdf

What makes a family? That's what twelve-year-old Nicky Dillon wonders after she and her widowed father discover a wailing abandoned baby in the snow-filled woods near their New Hampshire home. Through the days that follow, the Dillons and an unexpected visitor who soon turns up at their door-a young woman evidently haunted by her own terrible choices-face a thicket of decisions, each seeming to carry equal possibilities of heartbreak and redemption. Writing with all the emotional resonance that has drawn millions of readers around the world to her fiction, Anita Shreve unfolds in Light on Snow a tender and surprising novel about love and its consequences.

Author : Stella Gibbons
Publisher : Random House
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781448103409

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White Sand and Grey Sand by Stella Gibbons Pdf

On the dunes west of Bruges, two-year-old Ydette is found wrapped in a blanket and taken back to live in a small grocer's shop. Opposite the shop live the wealthy van Roeslaere family and their son, Adriaan, a spoilt boy, plagued by ugliness. With overtones of Beauty and the Beast, their romance matures as they grow up together and learn what should truly be valued in life.

Author : Dodie Smith
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2003-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781466842120

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I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith Pdf

One of the 20th Century's most beloved novels is still winning hearts! I Capture the Castle tells the story of seventeen-year-old Cassandra and her family, who live in not-so-genteel poverty in a ramshackle old English castle. Here she strives, over six turbulent months, to hone her writing skills. She fills three notebooks with sharply funny yet poignant entries. Her journals candidly chronicle the great changes that take place within the castle's walls, and her own first descent into love. By the time she pens her final entry, she has "captured the castle"-- and the heart of the reader-- in one of literature's most enchanting entertainments. “This book has one of the most charismatic narrators I've ever met.” -- J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series

Author : Beatrice Mosionier
Publisher : Portage & Main Press
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11-30
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781553796657

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April Raintree by Beatrice Mosionier Pdf

Memories. Some memories are elusive, fleeting, like a butterfly that touches down and is free until it is caught. Others are haunting. You'd rather forget them, but they won't be forgotten. And some are always there. No matter where you are, they are there, too. In this moving story of legacy and reclamation, two young sisters are taken from their home and family. Powerless in a broken system, April and Cheryl are separated and placed in different foster homes. Despite the distance, they remain close, even as their decisions threaten to divide them emotionally, culturally, and geographically. As one sister embraces her Métis identity, the other tries to leave it behind. Will the sisters’ bond survive as they struggle to make their way in a society that is often indifferent, hostile, and violent? Based on the adult novel In Search of April Raintree, this edition has been revised specifically for students in grades 9 through 12. Great ideas for using this book in your classroom can be found in the Teacher’s Guide for In Search of April Raintree and April Raintree. A FREE copy of the guide is available for download on the Portage & Main Press website.

Author : Patricia C. McKissack
Publisher : Schwartz & Wade
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2011-10-26
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780307554239

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The All-I'll-Ever-Want Christmas Doll by Patricia C. McKissack Pdf

Newbery Honor–winning author McKissack and Caldecott Medal–winning illustrator Pinkney have outdone themselves in this heart-warming picture book infused with humor and the true spirit of Christmas. Christmas always comes to Nella’s house, but Santa Claus brings gifts only once in a while. That’s because it’s the Depression and Nella’s family is poor. Even so, Nella’s hoping that this year she and her two sisters will get a beautiful Baby Betty doll. On Christmas morning, the girls are beside themselves with excitement! There is Baby Betty, in all her eyelash-fluttering magnificence. “Mine!” Nella shouts, and claims the doll for herself. But soon she discovers that Baby Betty isn’t nearly as much fun as her sisters. Would it be more fun to share this very best gift with them after all?