![]() Having not read many of the authors that Gibbons has parodied in ‘Cold Comfort Farm’, I think some parts of the humour were a little bit lost on me but if you are even slightly familiar with the typical features of ‘rural’ classic novels such as the work of Thomas Hardy then it is still a worthwhile read. However, her modern middle-class outlook frequently clashes with the rural way of life as she helps them to adapt to the twentieth century. As soon as she is confronted by her strange relatives, Flora immediately sets about trying to change things on the farm with each character having their own particular problem that needs resolving. ![]() ‘Cold Comfort Farm’ by Stella Gibbons tells the story of nineteen year old Flora Poste who decides to track down her long lost cousins out in the Sussex countryside on Cold Comfort Farm after the sudden death of her parents. ![]()
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