Project Gutenberg 2004-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 345 Jefferies, Richard 1848 1887 Jefferies, John Richard Field and Hedgerow: Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies Hours of spring -- Nature and books -- The July grass -- Winds of heaven -- The country Sunday -- The country-side: Sussex -- Swallow-time -- Buckhurst Park -- House-martins -- Among the nuts -- Walks in the wheat-fields -- Just before winter -- Locality and nature -- Country places -- Field words and ways -- Cottage ideas -- April gossip -- Some April insects -- The time of year -- Mixed days of May and December -- The makers of summer -- Steam on country roads -- Field sports in art: the mammoth hunter -- Birds' nests -- Nature in the Louvre -- Summer in Somerset -- An English deer-park -- My old village -- My chaffinch. Produced by Malcolm Farmer, Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading team "Field and Hedgerow: Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies" by Richard Jefferies is a collection of essays written in the late 19th century, posthumously compiled by his widow. This work reflects Jefferies’ deep appreciation for nature and the countryside, exploring themes related to the relationship between humans and the natural world, as well as observations on rural life, seasons, and the essence of existence. The opening of the collection introduces a contemplative reflection on spring, characterized by vivid descriptions of nature's awakening through birdsong, blossoming flowers, and the budding leaves. Jefferies expresses his wonderment at how the natural world continues effortlessly without human oversight, pondering the significance of his observations and emotions as he experiences nature from within his home. The prose captures not only the beauty of the landscape but also delves into introspective thoughts about life, mortality, and humankind’s connection to the earth, setting a contemplative tone for the essays to follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Natural history England -- Description and travel QH Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals 614976 2025-08-03T10:03:09.060098 text/html 609461 2013-01-25T14:15:02 text/html 339161 2025-08-03T10:03:17.511089 application/epub+zip 346359 2025-08-03T10:03:12.413125 application/epub+zip 314348 2025-08-03T10:03:11.221130 application/epub+zip 649037 2025-08-03T10:03:21.583080 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 626118 2025-08-03T10:03:16.779100 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 480273 2022-09-04T04:13:24.173280 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 600642 2025-08-03T10:03:08.446151 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 600304 2013-01-25T14:14:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19035 2025-08-03T10:03:21.709057 application/rdf+xml 23831 2025-08-03T10:03:11.727079 image/jpeg 4624 2025-08-03T10:03:11.469102 image/jpeg 239493 2013-01-25T14:15:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 236823 2013-01-25T14:15:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 334445 2025-08-03T10:03:09.110150 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