Wild Life In A Southern County has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.
Wild Life In A Southern County has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.
Richard Jefferies was an English writer, renowned for his nature writing and his insightful portrayal of rural life in England. Born on November 6, 1848, in Coate Water, near Swindon, his childhood spent on a small farm in Wiltshire profoundly influenced his works. These experiences served as the foundation for many of his major literary contributions, including essays, books on natural history, and novels. Jefferies writing often reflects the beauty and complexity of the natural world, as well as the relationship between humans and their environment. His works, such as The Gamekeeper and Bevis, explore these themes in depth, offering vivid depictions of English landscapes and rural customs. Jefferies personal life was marked by his marriage to Jessie Baden in 1874, with whom he had a family. Despite his early death at the age of 38 in 1887 from tuberculosis, his influence on nature writing remains significant. Jefferies' ability to convey the majesty of nature and the quiet rhythms of rural life has left a lasting legacy in English literature. His reflections on nature, life, and the changing countryside continue to resonate with readers and environmental writers today.
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Preface 1. The Downs 2. A drought 3. The hillside hedge 4. The village 5. Village architecture 6. The hamlet 7. The farmhouse 8. Birds of the farmhouse 9. The orchard 10. The woodpile 11. The home-field 12. The ash copse 13. The warren 14. The rookery 15. Rooks returning to roost 16. Notes on birds 17. Notes on the year 18. Snake-lore 19. Course of the brook 20. Wildfowl of the lake.
Preface 1. The Downs 2. A drought 3. The hillside hedge 4. The village 5. Village architecture 6. The hamlet 7. The farmhouse 8. Birds of the farmhouse 9. The orchard 10. The woodpile 11. The home-field 12. The ash copse 13. The warren 14. The rookery 15. Rooks returning to roost 16. Notes on birds 17. Notes on the year 18. Snake-lore 19. Course of the brook 20. Wildfowl of the lake.
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