Round About a Great Estate
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124
1880
English
- 00 Preface
- 01 Okebourne Chase. Felling Trees.
- 02 Cicely. The Brook.
- 03 A Pack of Stoats. Birds.
- 04 Hamlet Folk.
- 05 Wind-Anemones. The Fishpond.
- 06 A Farmer of the Olden Times.
- 07 The Cuckoo-Fields.
- 08 Cicely's Diary. Hilary's Talk.
- 09 The Water-Mill. Field Names.
- 10 The Coombe-Bottom. Conclusion.
John Richard Jefferies (1848-1887) wrote of country life, natural history, and agricultural practice at a time when the industrial revolution was bringing great change to long-settled patterns of English life. In this book, a work of fiction, he aims to tell us something of "the former state of things before it passes away entirely.”
This is a gentle book with a keen eye for the beauty of the countryside, the uncultivated bonuses of plants and flowers; the antics of the birds and wild animals; and the agricultural practices, superstitions, and great generosity of the simple country folk who live on or about the Great Estate of the title. - Summary by Steven Seitel
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