ðə stˈoːɹiz wɜː pɹˈiːviəsli pˈʌblɪʃt sˈɛpɹətli æz lˈɑːɹk ɹˈaɪz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn, ˌoʊvɚ tə kˈændəlfɚd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn ænd kˈændəlfɚd ɡɹˈiːn ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː.
The stories were previously published separately as Lark Rise  in 1939, Over to Candleford in 1941 and Candleford Green in 1943.