Pop Larkin

Larkin, that's me. Larkin by name. Larkin by nature.

Celebrating the works of HE Bates on Facebook at

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Bradley Walsh? Perfick. You couldn't think of nothing more perfick nowhere. #darlingbudsofmay

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Can you see us, over there, Ma? Eating frogs’ legs and snails and me talking froggy?

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I’m damned if I know. I’m getting a bit tangled up with this froggy lark.

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Got to trot along now. Come and see you again soon.

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Ma’ll be tickled to death. Especially when she hears your starving.

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Expect there’ll be strawberries and cream too. Ma generally brings back a few pounds from the field.

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I daresay Ma’ll find a couple o’ brace o’ pheasants. I shot ten or a dozen last week.

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What about staying for supper?

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Hullo. Still there? Thought you’d gone. Nothing the matter?

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Put your hat on, Charley old man. I’m taking you down to the harbour for a wet. Fit?

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No? pity. Didn’t sleep very well? Potted the white, eh? Hair of the dog I should say.

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Sleep well? Perfick morning ain’t it?

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Half vermouth, quarter whisky, quarter gin, dash of orange bitters. Perfick. This’ll grow hair.

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I’m going to mix everybody a special cocktail. Here’s one we never tried: Rolls Royce.

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You think I ought to get more ice-creams? It’s so hot Ma’s is nearly melted.

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Hot again, ain’t it?

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How's the tax-man? How's my friend? All right, old man? Sleep well? Price morning, ain't it?

[BloomsburyReader @BloomsReader]

What a treat to get this treasure in this morning's post: an H.E. Bates short story collection with a gorgeous jacket

[Jill Mansell ✨🥂💛📙💛🥂✨ @JillMansell]

My favourite fictional family for day 3 of #bookadayuk @headlinepg? Has to be the fabulous Larkins in The Darling Buds of May by H E Bates.

[Gollancz @gollancz]

An excellent piece from @mjohnharrison on H.E. Bates and being caught in a loop. https://t.co/fXev5zoEH2