The Lark
It's 1919 and Jane and her cousin Lucilla leave school to find that their guardian has gambled away their money, leaving them with only a small cottage in the English countryside. In an attempt to earn their living, the orphaned cousins embark on a series of misadventures—cutting flowers from their front garden and selling them to passers-by, inviting paying guests who disappear without paying—all the while endeavoring to stave off the attentions of male admirers, in a bid to secure their independence.

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The Lark
It's 1919 and Jane and her cousin Lucilla leave school to find that their guardian has gambled away their money, leaving them with only a small cottage in the English countryside. In an attempt to earn their living, the orphaned cousins embark on a series of misadventures—cutting flowers from their front garden and selling them to passers-by, inviting paying guests who disappear without paying—all the while endeavoring to stave off the attentions of male admirers, in a bid to secure their independence.

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Overview

It's 1919 and Jane and her cousin Lucilla leave school to find that their guardian has gambled away their money, leaving them with only a small cottage in the English countryside. In an attempt to earn their living, the orphaned cousins embark on a series of misadventures—cutting flowers from their front garden and selling them to passers-by, inviting paying guests who disappear without paying—all the while endeavoring to stave off the attentions of male admirers, in a bid to secure their independence.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780241983485
Publisher: Penguin UK
Publication date: 09/01/2018
Series: Penguin Women Writers
Pages: 272
Product dimensions: 5.10(w) x 7.80(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

E. Nesbit was a world-famous children's author, whose works include The Railway Children and Five Children and It. She also wrote several works of fiction for adults. Penelope Lively is a Booker Prize-winning novelist whose work includes The Photograph, How It All Began, and Moon Tiger
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