Books with author jefferies-richard

A hunter's literary journal from a bygone time. The following pages are arranged somewhat in the order of time, beginning with the first gun, and attempts at shooting. Then come the fields, the first hills, and woods explored, often without a gun, or any thought of destruction: and next the poachers, and other odd characters observed at their work. Perhaps the idea of shooting with a matchlock, or wheel-lock, might, if put in practice, at least afford some little novelty. -R.J. I. THE FIRST GUN II. THE OLD PUNT: A CURIOUS 'TURNPIKE' III. TREE-SHOOTING: A FISHING EXPEDITION IV. EGG-TIME: A 'GIP'-TRAP V. WOODLAND TWILIGHT: TRAITORS ON THE GIBBET VI. LURCHER-LAND: 'THE PARK' VII. OBY, AND HIS SYSTEM: THE MOUCHER'S CALENDAR VIII. CHURCHYARD PHEASANTS: BEFORE THE BENCH IX. LUKE, THE RABBIT-CONTRACTOR: THE BROOK PATH. X. FARMER WILLUM'S PLACE: SNIPE-SHOOTING XI. FERRETING: A RABBIT-HUNTER XII. A WINTER NIGHT: OLD TRICKS: PHEASANT-STALKING: MATCHLOCK VERSUS BREECH-LOADER: CONCLUSION

Title: World's End. A story, in three books.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The GENERAL HISTORICAL collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This varied collection includes material that gives readers a 19th century view of the world. Topics include health, education, economics, agriculture, environment, technology, culture, politics, labour and industry, mining, penal policy, and social order. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification:++++<Source Library> British Library<Contributors> Jefferies, Richard; <Original Pub Date> 1877.<Physical Description> 3 vol. ; 8º.<Shelfmark> 12625.h.10.

Amaryllis at the Fair (first published in 1887) portrays the highs and lows of everyday life on a small, debt-ridden family farm. At Coombe Oaks, Farmer Iden is out in all weathers, planting and sowing; his wife is in the dairy or staving off creditors; and their sensitive, artistic daughter, Amaryllis, is watching it all and praying for salvation. With a host of expertly-drawn minor characters, including miserly Grandfather Iden, loyal George the labourer and dissolute landowner's son Raleigh Pamment, Jefferies gives a rounded picture of a rural community - and in the noble Iden paints a fond portrait of his own farmer father...