Wood Magic ; A Fable.

Langue : anglais

Edité par London: Cassell Petter Galpin & Co First edition, 1881

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2 volumes in 1, 8vo., [vi, 235pp. + iv, 263pp.], neat inscription to front blank endpaper J.H. Phelps, "Class" Prize.Rottingdean July 1886, marbled endpapers and fore-edges, inner gilt dentelles, bound in contemporary full red morocco with gilt ruled and decorated covers, spine gilt ruled and decorated in compartments with raised bands and gilt title. A VG+ tightly bound copy in a nice contemporary binding. Richard Jefferies was a Victorian nature writer with a passion for the English countryside and the richness that he saw all around him. His 1879 book Wild LIfe in a Southern County is given as the earliest example in the Oxford English Dictionary of the phrase being used in a nature context. Jefferies was born at the house which is now the museum, in Coate, Swindon, on the 6th November 1848, and died at the tragically early age of 38 on 14th August 1887. Noted for his depiction of English rural life in essays, books of natural history, and novels, his childhood at Coate had a great influence on him and provides the background to all his major works of fiction. In 1881 Jeffferies wrote his first chiildren's book Wood Magic which is an intricate allegorical tale which reveals the depth of Jefferies emotional attachment to his childhood and his keen sense of irony in viewing the complexities of adult life. A young boy, Bevis, wanders into a world of talking nature where all the creatures of the fields and woods have their stories to tell. The brook and the wind, though more difficult to communicate with, have more profound messages to deliver. The animals and birds, it transpires, are living under the autocratic rule of an evil magpie whose regime is threatened by rebellion and conspiracy. Bevis becomes caught up in the bewildering intrigues of the various factions but, along the way, learns from the brook and the wind about the timeless nature of reality and the true possibilities for life.

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Titre
Wood Magic ; A Fable.
Auteur
JEFFERIES, Richard:
Éditeur
London: Cassell Petter Galpin & Co First edition
Année de publication
1881
État de l'article
Very Good
Reliure
Hardcover
Langue
anglais
Édition
1st Edition
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Children's & Illustrated, Fine Bindings, Literature

Geoffrey Jackson

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