Angela Thirkell Reihenfolge der Bücher (Chronologisch)

'You read her, laughing, and want to do your best to protect her characters from any reality but their own' New York Times It is summer 1939 and the social event of the year is about to take place: Rose Birkett, a flighty beauty with a penchant for breaking engagements and hearts, is finally getting married, and the whole village - especially her parents - breathes a sigh of relief. By autumn, however, summer weddings seem a distant memory as war reaches Barsetshire. While the younger generation throws itself into the war effort with cheerful aplomb, older residents remember the last war keenly, and are fearful. When an entire London school of evacuees arrive, as well as a number of refugees, the village rallies round to accommodate them. Some inhabitants, though, fail to welcome the newcomers with open arms. First published in 1940, this is a humorous and poignant picture of wartime in a rural community.

Written with all the charm and wit that are the signature of Thirkell's Barsetshire series, Growing Up is a heartwarming portrait of a close-knit community during the Second World War.

Barsetshire in the war years. Miss Bunting, governess of choice to generations of Barsetshire aristocracy, has been coaxed out of retirement by Sir Robert and Lady Fielding to tutor their daughter Anne, delicate, sixteen years old, and totally lacking in confidence. When Anne makes friends with Heather Adams, the gauche daughter of a nouveau riche entrepreneur, her mother is appalled. Miss Bunting, however, shows an instinctive understanding of the younger generation - perhaps, having lost so many of her former pupils to the war, she is more sympathetic to their needs. She may be a part of the old social order, where everyone knows their place, but is wise enough to realise that the war has turned everything on its head and nothing will ever be the same again - even in rural Barsetshire. First published in 1945, Miss Bunting is a charming social comedy of village life during the Second World War.

The next Angela Thirkell novel in the hugely successful series of charming English comedies set in the fictional county of Barsetshire.

'You read her, laughing, and want to do your best to protect her characters from any reality but their own' New York Times Mr Marling, of Marling Hall, has begun to accept - albeit reluctantly - that he will probably never be able to pass his wonderful old estate on to his children. The Second World War is bringing an end to so many things, but the Marlings carry on as best they can in the face of rationing and a shortage of domestic help. Into their world arrive Geoffrey Harvey and his sister Frances, who have been bombed out of their London home. Bohemian and sophisticated, they rent a local house, and it is not long before they begin to have an effect on their neighbours. Geoffrey begins to court Lettice, the Marlings' widowed daughter, but he finds he has rivals for her affections in dashing David Leslie and Captain Barclay. Observing everything and quietly keeping events on an even keel is the Marlings' sage old governess, Miss Bunting. 'The novels are a delight, with touches of E. F. Benson, E. M. Delafield and P. G. Wodehouse' Independent on Sunday

Barsetshire in the war years. The next Angela Thirkell novel in the hugely successful series of charming English comedies set in the fictional county of Barsetshire. Perfect for fans of Stella Gibbons, PG Wodehouse or E. F. Benson.

To his parents' dismay, Colin Keith - out of the noble but misplaced sense of duty peculiar to high-minded young university graduates - chooses to quit his training for the Bar and take a teaching job at Southbridge School. Little does Colin imagine that he will count among his pupils the demon in human form known as Tony Morland; or that the master's ravishing, feather-brained daughter Rose will, with her flights of fancy and many admirers, spread chaos throughout school and village. Humorous, high-spirited and cleverly observed, Summer Half is a comic delight.

In this delightful summertime comedy from Angela Thirkell's classic 1930s Barsetshire series, Oxford student Richard Tebben is won over by the dashing Dean family. číst celé

Mittellose junge Frau trifft jungen Gentleman —und die englische Landgesellschaft steht Kopf. England in den 1930er Jahren: Mary Preston ist nach Barsetshire gereist, um als Gast ihrer Tante Agnes auf dem Landsitz der Familie Leslie den Sommer zu verbringen. Dass die hübsche Frau im heiratsfähigen Alter ihr Herz ausgerechnet an den Bonvivant David Leslie verliert, stört den Familienfrieden empfindlich. Schließlich haben Agnes und ihre Mutter, die liebenswert-exzentrische Lady Emily, eine bessere Partie für Mary im Auge. Dumm nur, dass Mary sich so wenig kooperativ und kaum Interesse an ihrem Verehrer mit den tadellosen Manieren zeigt. Und während der Sommer ungewohnt beständig bleibt, wird das Haus der Leslies bald zum Schauplatz von Gefühlsaufruhr, Liebe und Leidenschaft …

Alice Barton finds adventure during a Friday-to-Monday at a grand country house in Angela Thirkell's classic, deliciously diverting 1930s romantic comedy.

Eine bezaubernde Liebeskomödie aus dem England der 1930er-Jahre Ausgerechnet an Weihnachten wird ein idyllisches Dorf zum Schauplatz romantischer Verwicklungen. England in den 1930er-Jahren. Weihnachten steht vor der Tür, und die erfolgreiche Autorin Laura Morland verbringt die Feiertage in ihrem Cottage im pittoresken High Rising. Doch die verschneite Idylle wird empfindlich gestört. Lauras betuchter Nachbar und Freund, George Knox, hat eine neue Sekretärin. Und diese scheint entschlossen, ihrem Arbeitgeber auch privat näherzukommen – und so an dessen Vermögen zu gelangen. Glücklicherweise durchschaut Laura ihre Absichten und beschließt einzuschreiten, bevor George womöglich mit der falschen Frau vor den Traualtar tritt ...