Field and Hedgerow: Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jefferies, Richard, 1848-1887

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

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.)

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.

Credits:

Produced by Malcolm Farmer, Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading team

Notes:

Reading ease score: 71.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Release date is 2004-12-01