The Cumbrian Trilogy

Tallentire Trilogy #1-3

by Melvyn Bragg

Three novels, The Hired Man, A Place in England and Kingdom Come, which trace four generations of a Cumbrian family from 1898 to the 1970s.

Contents:
The hired man. Originally published: London: Secker & Warburg, 1969 --
A place in England. Originally published: London: Secker & Warburg, 1970 --
Kingdom come. Originally published: London: Secker & Warburg, 1980.

Genres: Fiction

864 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1984

About the author

Melvyn Bragg, Baron Bragg, FRSL, FRTS (born 6 October 1939) is an English author, broadcaster and media personality who, aside from his many literary endeavours, is perhaps most recognised for his work on The South Bank Show.

Bragg is a prolific novelist and writer of non-fiction, and has written a number of television and film screenplays. Some of his early television work was in collaboration with Ken Russell, for whom he wrote the biographical dramas The Debussy Film (1965) and Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World (1967), as well as Russell's film about Tchaikovsky, The Music Lovers (1970). He is president of the National Academy of Writing. His 2008 novel, Remember Me is a largely autobiographical story.

He is also a Vice President of the Friends of the British Library, a charity set up to provide funding support to the British Library.

Reviews

[Bettie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Can't think of Bragg without the music

The Hired Man: Opening: As he woke, the word 'wife' raced up from the fathoms of his dream and broke the surface of his mind as gently as the moonlight met his eyes.

A Place in England
Kingdom Come

[Kate Millin · Rating 4 out of 5]

The three books are about the Tallentire family From 1898 to the 1970’s it shows how more money does not necessarily mean more happiness