Sport in the Fields and Woods by Richard Jefferies

Sport in the Fields and Woods by Richard Jefferies

Highly acclaimed author and naturalist Richard Jefferies (1848-1887) made his living writing about the countryside in which he lived. He made his name through his newspaper columns about the countryside and rural life, and achieved the peak of his fame as author of The Gamekeeper at Home and The Amateur Poacher. His love of nature and wildlife was nurtured by his father who taught him much about the life of the fields and woods. Jefferiesa (TM) own remarkable powers of observation infuse his writing on the habits and habitat of his quarry, the techniques of fieldsports and the enjoyment of outdoor pursuits. These sporting articles are collected here for the first time in a new anthology.

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	9781910723401
ISBN 10	1910723401
Title	Sport in the Fields and Woods
Author	Richard Jefferies
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Merlin Unwin Books
Year published	2017-09-05
Number of pages	224
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