| Wild Life in a Southern County Contributor(s): Jefferies, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 1108025358 ISBN-13: 9781108025355 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $46.54 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Non-classifiable - History | Social History - Nature |
| Dewey: 508 |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection: History (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.13 lbs) 406 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Richard Jefferies (1848-1887) remains one of the most thoughtful and most lyrical writers on the English countryside. He had aspirations to make a living as a novelist, but it was his short, factually based articles for The Live Stock Journal and other magazines, drawn from a wealth of knowledge of the rural community into which he had been born, which when collected in book form brought him recognition (though not wealth), and which continued to be read and admired after his early death. Wild Life in a Southern County, published in 1879, examines the habitats of the Downs and the birds and animals which live there. Written in Jefferies' highly descriptive style, these essays reveal his deep love and knowledge of the countryside. The sense of wonder evoked by the natural world, which permeates all of Jefferies' works, is fully exemplified in this volume. |
