Richard Jefferies : : A Critical Study / / William Keith.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
• VerfasserIn: Keith, William,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2019]; ©1965
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Series: Heritage
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (200 p.)

This book, a critical study of the essays and novels of Richard Jefferies, an English writer of the latter part of the nineteenth century, is an attempt to define the nature of Jefferies' contribution to English literature, and to isolate the more important and effective qualities of his work. Although he was not a major figure in English letteres, Jefferies was highly regarded for his essays on nature and the English countryside, studies of rural conditions, and regional novels; his work mirrors the rapid change taking place in agriculture at the time, and is of interest today to social historians and economists. This study begins with a brief biological account, and then proceeds to a discussion of individual works. An important feature is a comprehensive bibliography of Jefferies' books and pamphlets, arranged in order of publication to assist the readers in checking chronology. (Department of English Studies and Texts, No. 13)

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Abbreviations and References -- Acknowledgments -- I. Jefferies' Life and Times -- II. The Rural Vision: From Article to Essay -- III. The Country Books -- IV. The Story of My Heart -- V. The Romances: Wood Magic, Bevis, and After London -- VI. Jefferies' Fiction -- VII. The Final Essays -- Bibliography -- Index