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Constance Holme
1880–1955
A quietly distinctive English novelist and playwright, she set much of her fiction in Westmorland and wrote with a strong feel for local life, landscape, and social tension. Her work is often remembered for its regional detail and its thoughtful look at class and belonging.
6 Audiobooks
Beautiful end
by Constance Holme
The things which belong—
by Constance Holme
The Splendid Fairing
by Constance Holme
The trumpet in the dust
by Constance Holme
The lonely plough
by Constance Holme
Crump folk going home
by Constance Holme
About the author
Born Edith Constance Holme in Milnthorpe, Westmorland, on October 7, 1880, she was the youngest of fourteen children. She lived most of her life in the area that shaped her imagination, and that landscape became central to her fiction.
Holme wrote novels, short stories, and plays, and she is especially associated with regional writing set in the old county of Westmorland. Her books often explore class relationships and the pull of place, with well-known titles including Crump Folk Going Home, The Lonely Plough, Beautiful End, and The Splendid Fairing.
She married land agent Frederick Burt Punchard in 1916 and is also sometimes identified by her married name, Constance Holme Punchard. She died on June 17, 1955, leaving behind a body of work valued for its clear sense of setting and its humane, observant storytelling.