{"product_id":"the-hills-and-the-vale-paperback-9781108025317","title":"The Hills and the Vale (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108025317","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Hills and the Vale\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Hills and the Vale is a collection of reminiscences of a now vanished rural way of life.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRichard Jefferies (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108025317, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 13 January 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e350 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2 cm, 0.45 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eRichard 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. The Hills and the Vale, first released in 1909, contains a collection of published and unpublished essays and articles. Written in Jefferies' highly descriptive style, these essays describe rural life and nature in England, illustrating folk traditions and important natural events in rural communities. The sense of wonder evoked by the natural world, which permeates all of Jefferies' works, is fully exemplified in this volume.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction Edward Thomas\u003cbr\u003e 1. Choosing a cow\u003cbr\u003e 2. Skating\u003cbr\u003e 3. Marlborough forest\u003cbr\u003e 4. Village churches\u003cbr\u003e 5. Birds of spring\u003cbr\u003e 6. The spring of the year\u003cbr\u003e 7. Vignettes from nature\u003cbr\u003e 8. A king of acres\u003cbr\u003e 9. The story of Swindon\u003cbr\u003e 10. Unequal agriculture\u003cbr\u003e 11. Village organization\u003cbr\u003e 12. The idle earth\u003cbr\u003e 13. After the county franchise\u003cbr\u003e 14. The Wiltshire labourer\u003cbr\u003e 15. On the Downs\u003cbr\u003e 16. The sun and the brook\u003cbr\u003e 17. Nature and eternity\u003cbr\u003e 18. The dawn.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; cultural history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20history%20%5BHBTB%5D%22\"\u003eHBTB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265972982040,"sku":"9781108025317","price":31.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108025317i_3c739054-9e87-4047-bc01-71d69df48356.jpg?v=1694873356","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-hills-and-the-vale-paperback-9781108025317","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}