Akenfield: portrait of an English village
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Akenfield: portrait of an English villageBy: Ronald Blythe Description: This colourful, perceptive portrayal of English country life reverberates with the voices of the village inhabitants, from the reminiscences of survivors of the Great War evoking days gone by, to the concerns of a younger generation of farm-workers and the fascinating and personal recollections of, among others, the local schoolteacher, doctor, blacksmith, saddler, district nurse and magistrate. Providing insights into farming, education, welfare, class, religion and death, Akenfield forms a unique document of a way of life that has, in many ways, disappeared. Publisher: Allen Lane The Penguin P --> Find out more about "Akenfield: portrait of an English village" at Amazon.com or Order Now |
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