Akenfield
Ronald Blythe
'Born and brought up in Suffolk, Ronald Blythe produced an instant classic with Akenfield. Only a man who had lived all his life in Suffolk could produce such a vivid and accurate portrayal of Akenfield and its inhabitants. Ronald Blythe recounts the personal recollections of, among others, the local school keeper, doctor, blacksmith, saddler, district nurse and magistrate as they discussed farming, education, welfare, class, religion and death. Originally published in 1969, 'Arkenfield' forms a unique document of a way of life that has, in many ways, disappeared. It reverberates with voices of survivors of the Great War evoking days gone by and reflects the concerns of a younger generation of farm workers during the second agricultural revolution - the land producing more but employing fewer men. It is a penetrating, unprejudiced, caring account of rural life, tapping into a variety of contemporary concerns about agriculture, the environment and the destruction of the traditional countryside.
Author - Ronald Blythe.
Narrator - Stephen Thorne.
Published Date - Wednesday, 01 January 2025.
Copyright - © 1969 Ronald Blythe ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
'Born and brought up in Suffolk, Ronald Blythe produced an instant classic with Akenfield. Only a man who had lived all his life in Suffolk could produce such a vivid and accurate portrayal of Akenfield and its inhabitants. Ronald Blythe recounts the personal recollections of, among others, the local school keeper, doctor, blacksmith, saddler, district nurse and magistrate as they discussed farming, education, welfare, class, religion and death. Originally published in 1969, 'Arkenfield' forms a unique document of a way of life that has, in many ways, disappeared. It reverberates with voices of survivors of the Great War evoking days gone by and reflects the concerns of a younger generation of farm workers during the second agricultural revolution - the land producing more but employing fewer men. It is a penetrating, unprejudiced, caring account of rural life, tapping into a variety of contemporary concerns about agriculture, the environment and the destruction of the traditional countryside. Author - Ronald Blythe. Narrator - Stephen Thorne. Published Date - Wednesday, 01 January 2025. Copyright - © 1969 Ronald Blythe ©.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
Duration:00:31:37
Chapter 2
Duration:01:16:27
Chapter 3
Duration:00:38:43
Chapter 4
Duration:00:22:59
Chapter 5
Duration:01:05:15
Chapter 6
Duration:00:23:23
Chapter 7
Duration:00:49:27
Chapter 8
Duration:00:17:27
Chapter 9
Duration:00:21:18
Chapter 10
Duration:01:09:26
Chapter 11
Duration:00:22:40
Chapter 12
Duration:00:35:30
Chapter 13
Duration:00:29:07
Chapter 14
Duration:00:40:16
Chapter 15
Duration:01:23:54
Chapter 16
Duration:00:38:58
Chapter 17
Duration:00:08:17
Chapter 18
Duration:00:18:58
Chapter 19
Duration:00:06:47
Chapter 20
Duration:00:30:38
Chapter 21
Duration:00:21:33