When sensible, sophisticated Flora Poste is orphaned at nineteen, she decides her only choice is to descend upon relatives in deepest Sussex.
At the aptly-named Cold Comfort Farm, she meets the doomed Starkadders: cousin Judith, heaving with remorse for unspoken wickedness; Amos, preaching fire and damnation; their sons, lustful Seth and despairing Reuben; child of nature Elfine; and crazed old Aunt Ada Doom, who has kept to her bedroom for the last twenty years.
But Flora loves nothing better than to organise other people. Armed with common sense and a strong will, she resolves to take each of the family in hand.
A hilarious and ruthless parody of rural melodramas and purple prose, Cold Comfort Farm is one of the best-loved comic novels of all time.
The Penguin Classics edition of Stella Gibbons's Cold Comfort Farm is introduced by Lynne Truss, author of Eats, Shoots and Leaves.
| ISBN: | 9780241418895 |
| Publication date: | 30th January 2020 |
| Author: | Stella Gibbons |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 247 pages |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
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When sensible, sophisticated Flora Poste is orphaned at nineteen, she decides her only choice is to descend upon relatives in deepest Sussex. At the aptly-named Cold Comfort Farm, she meets the doomed Starkadders: cousin Judith, heaving with remorse for unspoken wickedness; Amos, preaching fire and damnation; their sons, lustful Seth and despairing Reuben; child of nature Elfine; and crazed old Aunt Ada Doom, who has kept to her bedroom for the last twenty years.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Cold Comfort Farm and determined it is suitable for children aged 15-18 years old
Cold Comfort Farm features in the following genres: Classic Literature, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Historical Fiction, Stories about Family and Friends, Featured Books for Young Adults, Recommendations
Paperback. £9.89, down from the £10.99 cover price. In Stock.
Cold Comfort Farm was written by Stella Gibbons and published by Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
Cold Comfort Farm has 247 pages
Yes it is part of Penguin Modern Classics series
£9.89, reduced from £10.99. In Stock.
