Pageant of Summer and Other Essays - Couverture souple

Jefferies, Richard

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0704332892 ISBN 13 : 9780704332898

Editeur : Quartet Books, 1979

Synopsis

The Pageant Of Summer

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Green rushes, long and thick, standing up above the edge of the ditch, told the hour of the year as distinctly as the shadow on the dial the hour of the day. Green and thick and sappy to the touch, they felt like summer, soft and elastic, as if full of life, mere rushes though they were. On the fingers they left a green scent; rushes have a separate scent of green, so, too, have ferns, very different from that of grass or leaves. Rising from brown sheaths, the tall stems enlarged a little in the middle, like classical columns, and heavy with their sap and freshness, leaned against the hawthorn sprays. From the earth they had drawn its moisture, and made the ditch dry; some of the sweetness of the air had entered into their fibres, and the rushes—the common rushes—were full of beautiful summer.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Quartet Books
• Date d'édition: 1979
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0704332892
• ISBN 13: 9780704332898
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 245
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible