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  • The George and the Crown

    Restored Classics to Go Edition

    Sheila Kaye-Smith's The George and the Crown opens with a marriage that joins two stubbornly different worlds: Tom Sheather, a Sussex seaman turned laborer, and Kitty le Couteur, a shy girl from Sark whose family distrusts outsiders. Their life together moves from the Channel Islands to the Sussex coast, where Tom rejects farming for the rough, social energy of innkeeping and takes over the George ... Read more

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  • Saints in Sussex

    Andrew, what of the North? In November shadows drear We have heard thee marching forth With songs of a glad new year. Thou goest to mountains high, To Picts in a Northern fen— But, Andrew, tarry and hear the cry Of the little Southern Men. Down by the seas of Gaul, Where the Roman eagles stand, Anderida they call Our shaggy forest land. We have no saving health, To us no Word comes forth, On us ... Read more

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  • Sheila Kaye-Smith, Collection

    Sheila Kaye-Smith (4 February 1887 – 14 January 1956) was an English writer, known for her many novels set in the borderlands of Sussex and Kent in the English regional tradition. Her 1923 book The End of the House of Alard became a best-seller, and gave her prominence; it was followed by other successes and her books enjoyed worldwide sales.Kaye-Smith's novels straddle more than one genre of ... Read more

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  • The End of the house of Alard

    The novel follows the decline and disintegration of the Alard family, who were once landowners and held a prominent position in their rural community. Set against the backdrop of societal changes and the impact of modernity, the story explores the family's struggles, conflicts, and the challenges they face in maintaining their traditions and estate.Sheila Kaye-Smith was recognized for her vivid ... Read more

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  • Joanna Godden

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  • Joanna Godden

    "Joanna Godden" is a story set in the early 20th century and follows the life of Joanna Godden, a strong-willed and unconventional woman who inherits her father's farm in the Romney Marsh area of Kent. The novel explores themes of love, independence, and the challenges faced by a woman striving to assert herself in a traditionally male-dominated society.The novel is often considered a classic of ... Read more

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  • John Galsworthy

    A characteristic of every age is its group of popular writers. These writers at once concentrate and give out the spirit of their age—they are representative. Literature has many names of pioneers and apostles, who were ahead of or out of sympathy with their times, but these were never popular. The popular writer is essentially a man who conforms to his period; it is true that his conformity must ... Read more

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  • The Four Roads

    The novel follows the lives of four main characters—each living in a different village along four intersecting roads. Through their interactions and personal struggles, Kaye-Smith weaves a rich tapestry of rural life and explores themes of social class, personal ambition, and human relationships. The characters’ stories are intricately connected, with their lives and decisions affecting one ... Read more

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  • The Three Furlongers

    "The Three Furlongers" is set in a rural English village and focuses on the lives of its inhabitants. The novel is named after the three furlongs (a unit of measurement for distance) that define the central area of the village. The story revolves around the community’s dynamics and the personal and social issues faced by the characters.The plot typically explores themes of rural life, community ... Read more

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  • Joanna Godden (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. A Sussex Countryside Novel of an Independent Woman Farmer, Rural Resilience, and Tradition in Early Twentieth-Century England

    Sheila Kaye-Smith's *Joanna Godden* (1921) is a richly textured regional novel set amid the farms, marshes, churches, and shifting social worlds of the Romney Marsh. Its protagonist, Joanna, is an unusually independent woman who attempts to manage a prosperous sheep farm according to her own vision, confronting both economic difficulty and the restrictive expectations imposed upon her sex. Kaye ... Read more

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  • Sussex Gorse: The Story of a Fight

    The novel is set in the rural region of Sussex and revolves around a central conflict involving the local community and the natural environment. The "fight" in the title likely refers to a struggle related to land, farming, or social changes impacting the area.The story typically features a cast of characters from the local community, whose lives are intertwined with the landscape and the ... Read more

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  • Sussex Gorse

    Enriched edition. The Story of a Fight

    In "Sussex Gorse," Sheila Kaye-Smith crafts a vivid portrayal of rural life in the Sussex countryside, interweaving themes of nature, community, and the intricate relationships that bind individuals to their environment. The novel's literary style is characterized by its rich, lyrical prose, evoking a sense of place that celebrates the subtleties of English pastoral life. Set against the backdrop ... Read more

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