Richard Jefferies, After London; or Wild England

ISBN-13: 9781474441315 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 256 str.

Richard Jefferies

Opis

This new critical edition situates 'After London' in a tradition of mid-late Victorian texts that respond to the evolutionary theories of Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace and responds to a host of other key social, political, and cultural issues of the period.

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Further Reading; 3. A Richard Jefferies Chronology; 4. After London; Or Wild England; Part I: The Relapse Into Barbarism; I. The Great Forest; II. The Animals; III. Men Of The Woods; IV. The Invaders; V. The Lake; Part II: Wild England; I. Sir Felix; II. The House Of Aquila; III. The Stockade; IV. The Canoe; V. Baron Aquila; VI. The Forest Track; VII. The Forest Track Continued; VIII. Thyma Castle; IX. Superstitions; X. The Feast; XI. Aurora; XII. Night In The Forest; XIII. Sailing Away; XIV. The Straits; XV. Sailing Onwards; XVI. The City; XVII. The Camp; XVIII. The King’s Levy; XIX. Fighting; XX. In Danger; XXI. A Voyage; XXII. Discoveries; XXIII. Strange Things; XXIV. Fiery Vapours; XXV. The Shepherds; XXVI. Bow And Arrow; XXVII. Surprised; XXVIII. For Aurora; 5. Notes On The Text; 6. Appendices: Supplementary Writings By Richard Jefferies.