Round About a Great Estate
John Richard Jefferies (1848-1887) wrote of country life, natural history, and agricultural practice at a time when the industrial revolution was bringing great change to long-settled patterns of English life. In this book, a work of fiction, he aims to tell us something of "the former state of things before it passes away entirely.”
This is a gentle book with a keen eye for the beauty of the countryside, the uncultivated bonuses of plants and flowers; the antics of the birds and wild animals; and the agricultural practices, superstitions, and great generosity of the simple country folk who live on or about the Great Estate of the title. - Summary by Steven Seitel
Genre(s): Historical Fiction
Language: English
Keyword(s): Natural History (39), country life (9), victorian england (6)
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
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| Play 00 | 00 Preface | Steven Seitel |
00:02:52 |
| Play 01 | 01 Okebourne Chase. Felling Trees. | Steven Seitel |
00:20:59 |
| Play 02 | 02 Cicely. The Brook. | Steven Seitel |
00:23:07 |
| Play 03 | 03 A Pack of Stoats. Birds. | Steven Seitel |
00:20:50 |
| Play 04 | 04 Hamlet Folk. | Steven Seitel |
00:22:53 |
| Play 05 | 05 Wind-Anemones. The Fishpond. | Steven Seitel |
00:22:58 |
| Play 06 | 06 A Farmer of the Olden Times. | Steven Seitel |
00:23:19 |
| Play 07 | 07 The Cuckoo-Fields. | Steven Seitel |
00:19:46 |
| Play 08 | 08 Cicely's Diary. Hilary's Talk. | Steven Seitel |
00:19:53 |
| Play 09 | 09 The Water-Mill. Field Names. | Steven Seitel |
00:20:49 |
| Play 10 | 10 The Coombe-Bottom. Conclusion. | Steven Seitel |
00:18:58 |