Richard Jefferies: 72 books

The Collins Nature Library is a new series of classic British nature writing – reissues of long-lost seminal works. The titles have been chosen by one of Britain’s best known and highly acclaimed nature writers, Robert Macfarlane, who has also written new introductions that put these classics...

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by CLASSIC COLLECTION 600.*** Synopsis: First published in 1885, After London, or Wild England is considered to be one of the earliest instances of post-apocalyptic fiction, describing the effects of an unspecified catastrophe that...

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...

Originally published in 1880, this is a work by the English writer Richard Jefferies. It is a novel set in Wiltshire in rural England. Jefferies claimed that if the plot were subtracted from this work that nine tenths of the novel were the result of his own personal experience. We are republishing this work with a brand new introductory biography of the author.

Posthumously published in 1909, this is a collection of essays by the English nature writer and novelist Richard Jefferies. We are republishing this work with a brand new introductory biography of the author with the aim of placing it in the context of his other writings. The following passage is...

According to Wikipedia: "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...

Richard Jefferies became famous in his lifetime for writing about the almost shocking beauty of the natural world that was around everyone, he became called a 'nature mystic' for his almost transcendental writings concerning the British countryside. This collections of essays written for a London...

Originally published in 1881, this is the last of the three novels written by English nature writer Richard Jefferies. It follows the story of an impoverished artist named Aymer, who becomes engaged to Violet Waldron. However, their idyllic rural life is shattered by a gruesome murder. We are republishing...

The Story of My Heart is an inspiring and personal account of a soul's awakening. In this 1883 autobiography, naturalist and journalist Richard Jefferies describes his journey through abandoning his notions of past and future in favor of being in the present moment; the eternal Now. Freeing himself from...

Musaicum Books presents to you this unique SF collection, designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. E. M. Forster: The Machine Stops Richard Jefferies: After London Richard Stockham: Perchance to Dream Irving E. Cox: The Guardians Philip F....

Post-apocalyptic fiction is a subgenre of science fiction, science fantasy or horror fiction literature in which the Earth's technological civilization is collapsing or has collapsed. This Golden Deer Classics anthology contains the following classic post-apocalyptic works: - The Last Man by Mary...

THOSE who delight in roaming about amongst the fields and lanes, or have spent any time in a country house, can hardly have failed to notice the custodian of the woods and covers, or to observe that he is often something of a ‘character.’ The Gamekeeper forms, indeed, so prominent a figure in...

Richard Jefferies' novel After London is an early example of post-apocalyptic fiction, written in two parts, the first describing nature reclaiming England after it has been almost depopulated by some grand event. The second part an adventure story of the survivors descendants coping with a changed...

First published in 1883, “Nature Near London” presents an authentic illustration of the idyllic countryside to be found near London, England. This volume constitutes a must-read for all lovers of nature writing, and it would make for a worthy addition to collections of vintage literature. John...