The Gamekeeper at Home
Richard Jefferies (1848 – 1887) was born and spent his childhood on a farm at Coate,Wiltshire. He joined the ‘Wiltshire and Gloucestershire Standard’ in 1868 and also started to write articles and pamphlets on various agricultural issues and local history topics. He is best known for his depiction of English rural life in essays, books of natural history, and novels. This classic of English nature writing gives an idea of the life of a gamekeeper in southern England in the second half of the nineteenth century. (Summary by AJM)
Genre(s): *Non-fiction, Animals, Biography & Autobiography
Language: English
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play 01 | Ch 1. The Man Himself - His House and Tools | Andy Minter (1934-2017) |
00:28:04 |
| Play 02 | Ch 2. His Family and Caste | Andy Minter (1934-2017) |
00:32:20 |
| Play 03 | Ch 3. In the Fields | Andy Minter (1934-2017) |
00:31:07 |
| Play 04 | Ch 4. His Dominions - The Woods, Meadows and Water | Andy Minter (1934-2017) |
00:26:52 |
| Play 05 | Ch 5. Some of his Subjects: Dogs, Rabbits 'Mice and Such Small Deer' | Andy Minter (1934-2017) |
00:35:13 |
| Play 06 | Ch 6. His Enemies: Birds and Beasts of Prey, Trespassers | Andy Minter (1934-2017) |
00:34:48 |
| Play 07 | Ch 7. Professional Poachers, The Art of Wiring Game | Andy Minter (1934-2017) |
00:31:23 |
| Play 08 | Ch 8. The Field Detective, Fish Poaching | Andy Minter (1934-2017) |
00:35:27 |
| Play 09 | Ch 9. Guerilla Warfare, Gun Accidents, Black Sheep | Andy Minter (1934-2017) |
00:31:44 |