The Life of the Fields by Richard Jefferies
This Victorian masterpiece is a sensitively written collection of press articles about the countryside in all its seasons, complete with tips on poaching fish and a lament on the industrialization of the land.
RICHARD JEFFERIES (1848-1887) was the father of English nature writing, authoring many nonfiction books and essays about the subject. He also wrote several novels, including the classic children's book Bevis and the apocalyptic science-fiction novel After London. RICHARD MABEY (editor/introducer) is the author of more than thirty books, which have won the English National Book Award and been finalists for the Whitbread, the Ondaatje, and the J. R. Ackerley prizes. He writes for the Guardian, New Statesman, and Granta, and contributes frequently to BBC radio. He was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2011.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780192813589 |
| ISBN 10 | 0192813587 |
| Title | The Life of the Fields |
| Author | Richard Jefferies |
| Series | Oxford Paperbacks |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 1983-02-17 |
| Number of pages | 228 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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