Perlycross: a tale of the Western hills (1894)
R. D. Blackmore
| Repository | Library | Shelf |
|---|---|---|
| Somerset | Somerset Studies | B 823 BLA |
Record Number
GRN0335930
Publication Details
RCN
GRN0335930
Format
Hardback
Number of pages
280p
Height
18cm
Volume Details
Number
Vol.2
Note
Volume Two of Three
Note
First line:
Now this was not the right time of year for spring of hope, and bounding growth; the first bloom-bud of the young heart growing milky, and yet defiant; and the leaf-bud pricking up, hard and reckless, because it can never have a family.
The villages of Perlycombe, Perlycross and Perliton represent the real villages of Hemyock, Culmstock and Uffculme.
Now this was not the right time of year for spring of hope, and bounding growth; the first bloom-bud of the young heart growing milky, and yet defiant; and the leaf-bud pricking up, hard and reckless, because it can never have a family.
The villages of Perlycombe, Perlycross and Perliton represent the real villages of Hemyock, Culmstock and Uffculme.
Subjects
Dates
19th century