Project Gutenberg 2011-05-26 Public domain in the USA. 473 Besant, Walter 1836 1901 Besant, Sir Walter Maurice, Walter The Eulogy of Richard Jefferies Produced by Malcolm Farmer, Gary Rees and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Eulogy of Richard Jefferies" by Walter Besant is a biographical memoir written in the late 19th century. This work serves as a tribute to the life and writings of Richard Jefferies, an English nature writer and novelist, exploring his experiences and the enduring legacy of his work. The narrative poignantly reflects on Jefferies' close connection to the land and nature, particularly highlighting his formative years growing up at Coate Farm in Wiltshire. The opening of the memoir provides readers with a rich, detailed account of Jefferies' early environment, emphasizing the beauty and significance of Coate Farm—his birthplace and lifelong muse. Besant paints a vivid picture of Jefferies as a curious and sensitive child, deeply attuned to the natural world, and outlines the early influences that shaped his future literary career. The author reflects on Jefferies' childhood adventures, his literary ambitions, and the profound impact of nature on his writing, setting a tone of admiration and reverence that will likely resonate with readers interested in the interplay between nature and literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Jefferies, Richard, 1848-1887 Authors, English -- 19th century -- Biography PR Text Category: Biographies Category: British Literature 676612 2025-08-14T15:57:08.426066 text/html 685156 2021-01-07T19:37:35 text/html 428741 2025-08-14T15:57:23.429964 application/epub+zip 433433 2025-08-14T15:57:12.955065 application/epub+zip 310586 2025-08-14T15:57:11.022017 application/epub+zip 712276 2025-08-14T15:57:29.504956 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 648736 2025-08-14T15:57:21.420014 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 502939 2022-09-16T14:13:24.147548 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 587908 2025-08-14T15:57:06.516042 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 587659 2021-01-07T19:37:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 587663 2021-01-07T19:37:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20280 2025-08-14T15:57:29.672931 application/rdf+xml 12840 2025-08-14T15:57:11.567019 image/jpeg 3122 2025-08-14T15:57:11.291036 image/jpeg 217645 2021-01-07T19:37:35 application/octet-stream application/zip 333179 2021-01-07T19:37:35 application/octet-stream application/zip 217558 2021-01-07T19:37:35 application/octet-stream application/zip 401916 2025-08-14T15:57:08.483052 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia