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1LilyRae
Hello, I'm new on the site and I'm french, so let me now if I do something wrong, and please excuse my english ^^
A LT member direct me here, so I hope you'll be able to help me!
I'm searching for a book (or several) in which story takes place in England, around 1920's (1925 exactly, but I'm not naive enough to believe I'll find it ^^" I know, it's not 1929, but maybe...?). The best would be that a part of the story takes place in winter, ideally a Christmas period, but once again, I don't hope so much...
In fact I need descriptions of everyday life during this period, descriptions of buildings, of clothing styles, of mechanics/engineering/technology level, of mentalities... And I said to myself 'hey, nothing's worth a good book to find that!' (Well, perhaps a good movie.) Oh, and I'm not really searching for post-war stories, just in case ^^ I just wanna see towns, and people's life ^^
Can you help me? Thanks ^o^
A LT member direct me here, so I hope you'll be able to help me!
I'm searching for a book (or several) in which story takes place in England, around 1920's (1925 exactly, but I'm not naive enough to believe I'll find it ^^" I know, it's not 1929, but maybe...?). The best would be that a part of the story takes place in winter, ideally a Christmas period, but once again, I don't hope so much...
In fact I need descriptions of everyday life during this period, descriptions of buildings, of clothing styles, of mechanics/engineering/technology level, of mentalities... And I said to myself 'hey, nothing's worth a good book to find that!' (Well, perhaps a good movie.) Oh, and I'm not really searching for post-war stories, just in case ^^ I just wanna see towns, and people's life ^^
Can you help me? Thanks ^o^
2tiffin
Bonjour, LilyRae. There is a series of six books by E.F. Benson which is a comedy of manners (comédie de manières) set in this period which describes the daily life of the gentry (la petite noblesse?) and townspeople in which clothing, attitudes, the life in the town and Christmas (in Mapp and Lucia in particular) all get touched on. I would suggest that you read Miss Mapp and Mapp and Lucia. The whole series is a lot of fun but as a lot of the humour is very English, some things might get lost in translation (perdu dans la traduction). Bonne chance!
3mountebank
Bonjour LilyRae, bienvenue à LibraryThing! Veuillez excuser mon français...ça fait beaucoup d'années lors que j'ai parlé français avec finesse!
Cider with Rosie par Laurie Lee décrit la vie dans un village anglais typique (les Cotswolds) pendant les années vingt. Ce sont les memoires d'un jeune garçon (M. Lee), avec beaucoup de detailles: la vie avant les automobiles, la nourriture qu'ils ont mangé, comment ils ont rechauffé leur maison et obtenu l'eau...
Mais ce livre n'est pas fiction; est-ce que c'est d'accord? Si vous désirez la fiction, Mrs. Dalloway par Virginia Woolf a été écrit en 1925. C'est l'histoire d'un jour pendant la vie d'une dame de Londres.
Cider with Rosie par Laurie Lee décrit la vie dans un village anglais typique (les Cotswolds) pendant les années vingt. Ce sont les memoires d'un jeune garçon (M. Lee), avec beaucoup de detailles: la vie avant les automobiles, la nourriture qu'ils ont mangé, comment ils ont rechauffé leur maison et obtenu l'eau...
Mais ce livre n'est pas fiction; est-ce que c'est d'accord? Si vous désirez la fiction, Mrs. Dalloway par Virginia Woolf a été écrit en 1925. C'est l'histoire d'un jour pendant la vie d'une dame de Londres.
4LilyRae
>> Tiffin
Oooh, sounds perfect, thanks a lot ^o^ I'll try to find these books!!
>> Mountebank
Thanks for writing in french, I appreciate :D Your french isn't bad at all! ^^
I have nothing against fiction, so the two of your books seems very interesting! I'll search them. Thank you ^__^
Oooh, sounds perfect, thanks a lot ^o^ I'll try to find these books!!
>> Mountebank
Thanks for writing in french, I appreciate :D Your french isn't bad at all! ^^
I have nothing against fiction, so the two of your books seems very interesting! I'll search them. Thank you ^__^
5Caroline_McElwee
LilyRae
You might find something from Persephone
http://www.persephonebooks.co.uk
Which suits your requirements. There is also an LT group who may be able to help you further:
http://www.librarything.com/groups/persephonophilia
You might find something from Persephone
http://www.persephonebooks.co.uk
Which suits your requirements. There is also an LT group who may be able to help you further:
http://www.librarything.com/groups/persephonophilia
