Over to Candleford is a 1941 semi-autobiographical novel by the English author Flora Thompson.

Over to Candleford
1944 edition
AuthorFlora Thompson
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
PublisherOxford University Press[1]
Publication date
1941
Publication placeEngland
Media typePrint
Preceded byLark Rise 
Followed byCandleford Green 

In 1945 the book was republished as part of the trilogy Lark Rise to Candleford, comprising the novels Lark Rise (1939), Over to Candleford (1941), and Candleford Green (1943).[2]

Plot

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The novel follows the childhood of Laura Timmins in the small rural northern Oxfordshire hamlet of Lark Rise and the surrounding countryside.[2] It is a study of her family and relatives in the nearby market town of Candleford (based chiefly on Buckingham).[3]

Critical analysis

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Laura represents the author Flora Thompson herself, born Flora Timms. According to Richard Mabey in his 2014 book Dreams of the Good Life, in this novel Laura's role is subtly changing from sharp observer of village life to someone reflecting on the rites of passage to adulthood, a novelist in embryo.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Thompson, Flora (1941). Over to Candleford. British Library catalogue
  2. ^ a b Mabey, Richard (2014). "Chapter 12". Dreams of the Good Life. Allen Lane. ISBN 978-1846142789.
  3. ^ Mabey, Richard (13 December 2008). "Diary of a country woman". The Guardian: Review 1–4. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  4. ^ Mabey, Richard (2014). Dreams of the Good Life. London: Allen Lane. p. 144. ISBN 978-1846142789.