| Author |
Jefferies, Richard, 1848-1887 |
| Title |
Field and Hedgerow: Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 71.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
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| Contents |
Hours of spring -- Nature and books -- The July grass -- Winds of heaven -- The country Sunday -- The country-side: Sussex -- Swallow-time -- Buckhurst Park -- House-martins -- Among the nuts -- Walks in the wheat-fields -- Just before winter -- Locality and nature -- Country places -- Field words and ways -- Cottage ideas -- April gossip -- Some April insects -- The time of year -- Mixed days of May and December -- The makers of summer -- Steam on country roads -- Field sports in art: the mammoth hunter -- Birds' nests -- Nature in the Louvre -- Summer in Somerset -- An English deer-park -- My old village -- My chaffinch.
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| Credits |
Produced by Malcolm Farmer, Juliet Sutherland, Charles
Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading team
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| Summary |
"Field and Hedgerow: Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies" by Richard Jefferies is a collection of essays written in the late 19th century, posthumously compiled by his widow. This work reflects Jefferies’ deep appreciation for nature and the countryside, exploring themes related to the relationship between humans and the natural world, as well as observations on rural life, seasons, and the essence of existence. The opening of the collection introduces a contemplative reflection on spring, characterized by vivid descriptions of nature's awakening through birdsong, blossoming flowers, and the budding leaves. Jefferies expresses his wonderment at how the natural world continues effortlessly without human oversight, pondering the significance of his observations and emotions as he experiences nature from within his home. The prose captures not only the beauty of the landscape but also delves into introspective thoughts about life, mortality, and humankind’s connection to the earth, setting a contemplative tone for the essays to follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
QH: Science: Natural history
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| Subject |
Natural history
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| Subject |
England -- Description and travel
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
7030 |
| Release Date |
Dec 1, 2004 |
| Most Recently Updated |
Jan 25, 2013 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads |
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