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  • Oh! To Be in England

    by H. E. Bates ...
    Series Book 4 - The Pop Larkin Chronicles
    The arrival of a French guest heralds christenings and chaos for the Larkin clan in this comic classic by the author of The Darling Buds of May.When Mademoiselle Dupont, the hotel manager from the Larkins' frightful French holiday, announces she is coming over to be Oscar's godmother at his christening, Pop and Ma reveal none of their children are baptized. Mariette and Charley are already ... Read more

    $11.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • When the Green Woods Laugh

    by H. E. Bates ...
    Series Book 3 - The Pop Larkin Chronicles
    A rural British family gets new neighbors—and new troubles—in this comic classic by the author of The Darling Buds of May.Gore Court is a run-down country house that junk dealer Pop Larkin intends to convert into a bungalow for his daughter and son-in-law. But Mr. and Mrs. Jerebohm, a wealthy couple from London, arrive desperate to buy the place. Spotting the naivete of the social-climbing pair, ... Read more

    $11.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Fair Stood the Wind to France

    by H. E. Bates ...
    Fair Stood the Wind for France, first published in 1944, is author H. E. Bates' fictional account of a downed English bomber-pilot and his crew over occupied France during World War II. The men are taken in by a French family who hide them in their home. However, the pilot, injured during the plane's landing, must remain in France to heal, while his crew begin their journey back to friendly ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    The Darling Buds of May

    by H.E. Bates ...
    Narrated by Philip Franks ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 21 min

    When Cedric Charlton, an unsuspecting tax inspector, arrives at the door of the Pop Larkin farm, he soon forgets the purpose of his visit: the fun-loving Ma and Pop Larkin distract him at every turn with strawberries, cream, alcohol, and their attractive young daughter, Mariette. Well known through the popular TV series starring David Jason and Catherine Zeta-Jones, The Darling Buds of May is the ... Read more

    $15.00 USD

  • The Bride Comes to Evensford

    by H.E. Bates ...
    The Bride Comes to Evensford, a novella first published in 1943, follows a woman from her arrival in a small town (modelled on Bates's native Rushden) to her work for a draper, her marriage to him, her increasing command over the business and the household, and finally to her infatuation with a young man as a widow in her fifties. Written and published in the midst of Bates's work for the Air ... Read more

    $4.04 USD

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    A Breath of French Air

    by H.E. Bates ...
    Narrated by Philip Franks ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 25 min

    In the second novel in the Pop Larkin series, the Larkin family descends upon Brittany in France. Like fish out of water, they find that things don’t quite turn out their way: the weather is less than ideal, the food is awful and the hotel is in a bad state of repair. But things slowly improve as Pop manages to sweet-talk Mlle Dupont, Angela Snow and her sister Iris, and Charley and Mariette ... Read more

    $15.00 USD

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    Oh! To Be in England

    by H.E. Bates ...
    Narrated by Philip Franks ...
    Series series The Larkin Novels

    Unabridged

    4 hours 9 min

    In the third sequel to The Darling Buds of May, Charley and Mariette decide to get baby Blenheim christened, leading to a wholesale christening of all seven of the Larkin children. Chaos abounds as the vicar, Mr Candy, is run ragged by the naughty twins Zinnia and Petunia, and finds himself the object of desire for Pop’s second eldest, Primrose. To top it all off, Pop buys a fairground on a whim, ... Read more

    $15.00 USD

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    A Little of What You Fancy

    by H.E. Bates ...
    Narrated by Philip Franks ...
    Series series The Larkin Novels

    Unabridged

    6 hours 43 min

    In the final book of the series that began with The Darling Buds of May, the fun-loving Pop Larkin finds himself confined to bed following a mild heart attack − caused by a little too much of what he fancied. Ma battles with the doctors as she attempts to find the adequate cure, but it turns out that a seductive nurse is all he needs. Pa’s spirits truly recover themselves when he is forced to ... Read more

    $21.50 USD

  • The Pop Larkin Chronicles

    The Darling Buds of May, A Breath of French Air, and When the Green Woods Laugh

    by H. E. Bates ...
    Series series The Pop Larkin Chronicles
    An English junk dealer and his family get up to mischief and misadventure, in the first three novels of this "pulsing comedy of country manners" ( Time).The Darling Buds of MayBeneath the sunny skies of Kent, the Larkin family—Pop, Ma, and their six children—enjoy the simple pleasures of life. All of that could change, however, when Cedric Charlton from Inland Revenue appears on their farm. Cedric ... Read more

    $32.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Love for Lydia

    by H.E. Bates ...
    'An honest and skillfully told love story' - New York TimesLydia - shy, sheltered, beautiful and just nineteen - glides into Evensford one wintry day, stirring up feeling amongst the town's young men. But it is the young Mr Richardson that she befriends.As winter turns to drowsy summer, his world becomes a wondrous place, full only of Lydia; but a change comes over the once retiring girl as she ... Read more

    $7.29 USD

  • The Four Beauties

    by H.E. Bates ...
    First published in 1968, The Four Beauties is Bates's last collection of novellas offering a mixture of comedy, adventure, a semi-autobiographical piece and an exploration of a dark love triangle.'The Simple Life' is set at a country cottage offering the joys of a humble existence, and focuses on a bitter alcoholic wife who finds temporary pleasure in a seventeen-year-old boy.A reminiscence of ... Read more

    $6.09 USD

  • A Little of What You Fancy

    by H. E. Bates ...
    Series Book 5 - The Pop Larkin Chronicles
    The Larkin family's rich spirit is tested when Pop has a heart attack in this series finale by the author of The Darling Buds of May.Pop Larkin enjoys the finer things in life, like good food and drink, but too much of it leads him to a mild heart attack. Placed on bedrest and an uncharacteristically strict diet, the family patriarch soon finds himself in low spirits.As nurses try their hand at ... Read more

    $11.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus