Retorno a Little Summerford

by Reginald Arkell, Ángeles de los Santos (translator)

The story of a young country man who becomes a famous actor... but still longs for the love of the country lass he left behind.

288 pages, Paperback

Published May 6, 2024

About the author

Reginald Arkell was a British script writer and comic novelist who wrote many musical plays for the London theatre. The most popular of those was an adaptation of the spoof history book 1066 and All That: 1066—and all that: A Musical Comedy based on that Memorable History by Sellar and Yeatman.

He was the author of A Cottage in the Country and the Green Fingers series of garden verse.

Arkell was born on 14 October 1882 at Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England, was educated at Burford Grammar School and trained as a journalist. He married actress Elizabeth Evans in 1912.

During the First World War he served with the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry and The Norfolk Regiment. Arkell died on 1 May 1959 at Cricklade, England.

Reviews

[Jacqueline · Rating 2 out of 5]

Zunächst hat es Spaß gemacht die Geschichte zu lesen allerdings ist die Aufopferung des weiblichen Hauptcharakters kaum zu ertragen...

[Mientras Leo · Rating 1 out of 5]

No hemos encajado. Y la cosa es que no empezó mal, pero no podía con alguno de los personajes y se me cruzó la lectura. A veces es simplemente personal

[Lucas Rodriguez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Una historia sencilla y bonita sobre un chico que se va dejando llevar por la vida, descubriendo y disfrutando a su manera. Ligera y fresca. Me ha gustado