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''When the Green Woods Laugh'' is a 1960 comedy novel by the British writer
H. E. Bates Herbert Ernest Bates (16 May 1905 – 29 January 1974), better known as H. E. Bates, was an English writer. His best-known works include ''Love for Lydia'', '' The Darling Buds of May'', and '' My Uncle Silas''. Early life H.E. Bates was ...
. It is the third in the series began by the 1958 novel '' The Darling Buds of May'' focusing on the Larkins, a family living in rural
Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...
.Jacob & Apple p.15 The title is a reference to
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's poem ''
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''. It was published in America by Little, Brown under the alternative title ''Hark, Hark, the Lark!''. Pop Larkin makes a profit by selling a dilapidated
country mansion A mansion is a large dwelling house. The word itself derives through Old French from the Latin word ''mansio'' "dwelling", an abstract noun derived from the verb ''manere'' "to dwell". The English word ''manse'' originally defined a property la ...
he has acquired to a wealthy couple from
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, and then has to fend off the romantic advances of one of their guests, Mrs. Perigo. Things take a more serious note when, after he rejects her approaches, she accuses him of assault and he ends up in court. In 1991 it was adapted into two episodes of the first series of
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's '' The Darling Buds of May'' featuring David Jason and
Catherine Zeta-Jones Catherine Zeta-Jones (; born 25 September 1969) is a Welsh actress. Known for her versatility, she is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Tony Award. In 2010, she was appointed C ...
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Bibliography

* Baldwin, Dean R. ''H.E. Bates: A Literary Life''. Susquehanna University Press, 1987. * Birch, Dinah (ed.) ''
The Oxford Companion to English Literature ''The Oxford Companion to English Literature'' first published in 1932, edited by the retired diplomat Sir Paul Harvey (1869–1948), was the earliest of the Oxford Companions to appear. It is currently in its seventh edition (2009), edited by D ...
''. Oxford University Press, 2009. * Jacob, Merle & Apple, Hope. '' To be Continued: An Annotated Guide to Sequels''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000. 1960 British novels British comedy novels Novels set in Kent British novels adapted into television shows Michael Joseph books Novels by H. E. Bates {{1960s-comedy-novel-stub