Project Gutenberg 2023-11-29 Public domain in the USA. 128 Briggs, Martin S. (Martin Shaw) 1882 1977 Briggs, Martin Shaw Rusticus : $b or, The future of the countryside $aLondon :$bKegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., $c1927. To-day and to-morrow series Tim Lindell, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "Rusticus: Or, the Future of the Countryside" by Martin S. Briggs is a reflective essay written in the early 20th century. The book discusses the transformations faced by rural England, particularly due to industrialization and modern transportation developments. It offers a critique of these changes while expressing a nostalgic yearning for the pastoral beauty of the English countryside. The opening of the book presents a narrative of an Englishman returning home after years abroad, only to find his beloved countryside irrevocably altered. As he travels through Kent, the character reflects on the rapid changes brought by automobiles and urban development, noting the loss of traditional villages and the rise of unsightly modern architecture. This opening sets the stage for a broader examination of how such transformations have damaged the rural landscape and continues to highlight the author’s deep concern for preserving the beauty and character of England's countryside against the onslaught of modernization and commercialism. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.b3136821 20230201052956briggs 1927 GB Reading ease score: 59.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Great Britain -- Economic conditions Land use, Rural -- Great Britain Country life -- Great Britain HD Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - British Category: Environmental Issues 167133 2025-07-28T13:42:20.502140 text/html 142053 2023-11-29T19:40:47 text/html 582496 2025-07-28T13:42:25.212089 application/epub+zip 580938 2025-07-28T13:42:21.795109 application/epub+zip 194738 2025-07-28T13:42:21.099106 application/epub+zip 1276523 2025-07-28T13:42:27.631098 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 723629 2025-07-28T13:42:24.660073 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 142504 2025-07-28T13:42:20.148128 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 122612 2023-11-29T19:40:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16530 2025-07-28T13:42:27.764074 application/rdf+xml 16755 2025-07-28T13:42:21.311104 image/jpeg 2563 2025-07-28T13:42:21.206090 image/jpeg 655217 2025-07-28T13:42:20.527169 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