Cold Comfort Farm (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Stella Gibbons
- First Published: 1932
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Parody
- Time of Work: Early twentieth century
- Genres: Long fiction, Satire, Parody
- Subjects: Love or romance, Twentieth century, Future, Religion, Rural or country life, England or English people, Farms, farmers, or farming, Wit or humor, London, Orphans or orphanages
- Locales: London, England, Sussex, England
Places Discussed
Cold Comfort Farm. Starkadder family farm to which Flora Poste moves. Taking its name from a line in William Shakespeare’s play King John (1596-1597), the farm is located outside the village of Howling, near Beershorn in southern England’s Sussex region. One of the characters believes the farm is cursed, as seeds do not grow and the cows do not reproduce. However, this opinion is negated by the fecundity of the maid and the hearty growth of the sensual sukebind (a fictional plant), just as the austerity of the farm’s name is undercut by the primal...
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