{"product_id":"the-life-of-the-fields-paperback-9781108025331","title":"The Life of the Fields (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108025331","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Life of the Fields\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA highly descriptive collection of previously published essays and articles on rural life and folk traditions, first published in 1884.\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\"\u003e9781108025331, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 18 November 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e276 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.6 cm, 0.35 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 brought together in book form, brought him recognition (though not wealth) and which continued to be read and admired after his early death. This volume, first published in 1884, contains a collection of essays and articles previously published during his career. 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 mysticism and wonder of the natural world which exemplifies Jefferies' works is fully illustrated in these essays.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. The field-play\u003cbr\u003e 2. Bits of oak bark\u003cbr\u003e 3. The pageant of summer\u003cbr\u003e 4. Meadow thoughts\u003cbr\u003e 5. Clematis lane\u003cbr\u003e 6. Nature near Brighton\u003cbr\u003e 7. Sea, sky and down\u003cbr\u003e 8. January in the Sussex woods\u003cbr\u003e 9. By the Exe\u003cbr\u003e 10. The water-colley\u003cbr\u003e 11. Notes on landscape painting\u003cbr\u003e 12. Village miners\u003cbr\u003e 13. Mind under water\u003cbr\u003e 14. Sport and science\u003cbr\u003e 15. Nature and the gamekeeper\u003cbr\u003e 16. The sacrifice to trout\u003cbr\u003e 17. The hovering of the kestrel\u003cbr\u003e 18. Birds climbing the air\u003cbr\u003e 19. Country literature\u003cbr\u003e 20. Sunlight in a London square\u003cbr\u003e 21. Venice in the east end\u003cbr\u003e 22. The pigeons at the British Museum\u003cbr\u003e 23. The plainest city in Europe.\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":46265975636248,"sku":"9781108025331","price":25.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108025331i_b4cb4d2c-1a10-47a4-aaea-44e1b86407c6.jpg?v=1694873357","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-life-of-the-fields-paperback-9781108025331","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}