Bevis - Couverture souple

Jefferies, Richard

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0192822292 ISBN 13 : 9780192822291

Editeur : Oxford Paperbacks, 1989

Synopsis

John Richard Jefferies (1848-87) was a renowned naturalist and author who was admired by Kenneth Grahame, Arthur Ransome and W.H.Auden among others and had a considerable influence on British children's literature. "Bevis" (written in 1882) was an extremely popular book about childhood, appreciated by adults and children alike. Based on the author's own childhood in Wiltshire, it depicted an ideal countryside in which Bevis and his friends enjoyed their adventures. The book was considered both an honest account of the amorality of boyhood and an accurate portrayal of outdoor living.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

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 works of fiction. For all that, these show a remarkable diversity, including Bevis (1882), a classic children's book, and After London (1885), an early work of science fiction.

Présentation de l'éditeur

In Bevis (1882), the boy is older, and the fantasy element, by which animals can talk, is quite absent. Rather, we have realistically related adventures of Bevis and his friend Mark, fighting a mock battle with other local children, rigging a boat and sailing to an island on the lake (which they call "The New Sea"), fishing and even shooting with a homemade gun.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford Paperbacks
• Date d'édition: 1989
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0192822292
• ISBN 13: 9780192822291
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 460
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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