Richard Jefferies

The Toilers of the Field (eBook, ePUB)

A Glimpse into Victorian Agricultural Life and Naturalist Literature

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

In 'The Toilers of the Field,' Richard Jefferies intricately weaves a tapestry of pastoral life, exploring the deep connection between humans and the land they cultivate. Through vivid imagery and lyrical prose, Jefferies immerses readers in the rhythms of rural existence, emphasizing the toil, beauty, and reverence associated with agricultural labor. His style, characterized by rich descriptions and a profound sense of place, invites readers to contemplate the intricate relationship between nature and human endeavor during a time when industrialization began to overshadow traditional farming practices. Richard Jefferies, an English nature writer and philosopher, was profoundly influenced by his own experiences growing up in the countryside of Wiltshire. His intimate understanding of agrarian life and the challenges faced by rural workers is evident throughout the book. Jefferies' writings reflect his deep appreciation for the countryside, as well as his concerns about industrial encroachment, which may have propelled him to advocate for the dignity of laborers in a rapidly changing world. 'The Toilers of the Field' is a must-read for anyone interested in the complexities of rural life and the ethical implications of labor. Jefferies'Äô timeless insights resonate with contemporary issues of sustainability and the value of agrarian traditions, making it a relevant and enriching experience for modern readers.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Good Press
• Seitenzahl: 228
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 4064066239701
• Artikelnr.: 58930101

Autorenporträt

John Richard Jefferies (6 November 1848 - 14 August 1887) was an English nature writer, noted for his depiction of English rural life in essays, books of natural history, and novels. His childhood on a small Wiltshire farm had a great influence on him and provides the background to all his major works of fiction. Jefferies's corpus of writings covers a range of genres and topics, including Bevis (1882), a classic children's book, and After London (1885), a work of science fiction. For much of his adult life he suffered from tuberculosis, and his struggles with the illness and with poverty also play a role in his writing. Jefferies valued and cultivated an intensity of feeling in his experience of the world around him, a cultivation that he describes in detail in The Story of My Heart (1883). This work, an introspective depiction of his thoughts and feelings about the world, gained him the reputation of a nature mystic at the time, but it is his success in conveying his awareness of nature and people within it, both in his fiction and in essay collections such as The Amateur Poacher (1879) and Round About a Great Estate (1880), that has drawn most admirers. Walter Besant wrote of his reaction on first reading Jefferies: "Why, we must have been blind all our lives; here were the most wonderful things possible going on under our very noses, but we saw them not.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface C.J. Longman
Part I: 1. The farmer at home
2. The labourer's daily life
3. Field-faring women
4. An English homestead
5. John Smith's shanty
6. Wiltshire labourers (letters to the Times)
7. A true tale of the Wiltshire labourer
Part II: 8. The coming of summer
9. The golden-crested wren
10. An extinct race
11. Orchis mascula
12. The lions in Trafalgar Square.