· After London; Or, Wild England by Richard Jefferies - Free Ebook. Project Gutenberg. 66, free ebooks. 20 by Richard www.doorway.ru: Jefferies, Richard, First published in , Richard Jefferies' After London can be seen as one of the most important early examples of "post-apocalyptic fiction". The story tells of how London becomes a swampland after an unspecified natural disaster delivers England over to the mercy of nature. Divided into two parts, "The Relapse into Barbarism" recounts the fall of civilisation while the second longer section entitled "Wild . After London Or Wild England eBook: Jefferies, Richard: www.doorway.ru: Kindle Store. Skip to main www.doorway.ru Hello Select your address Kindle Store Hello, Sign in. Account Lists Returns Orders. Cart All. Black Friday Best Sellers Customer Service New Releases Author: Richard Jefferies.
Richard Jefferies' After London is a 19th century vision of post-apocalyse England. Although the cause of the depopulation is never explained, nor is the future timeframe (although it is clearly multiple generations into the future), the descriptions of both nature as well as human society are offered in exquisite detail. After London, or Wild Englandby Richard Jefferies ( - )Jefferies' novel can be seen as an early example of "post-apocalyptic fiction." After some sud. Richard Jefferies' 'Dystopian' Vision: After London. In this week's Dispatches from The Secret Library, Dr Oliver Tearle visits a futuristic London that is decidedly medieval. Richard Jefferies, who appears to have been the first person to use the phrase 'wild life' to describe the natural world in , is one of England's.
By: Richard Jefferies () First published in , After London, or Wild England is considered to be one of the earliest instances of post-apocalyptic fiction, describing the effects of an unspecified catastrophe that dramatically changes the face of England and its population. Divided into two parts, the first depicts the fall of civilization, as society reverts to its more primitive roots, while the second part is set years after the apocalyptic event and examines the evident. After London; Or Wild England (Paperback) Published June 8th by Dodo Press. Paperback, pages. Author (s): Richard Jefferies. ISBN: (ISBN ) Edition language: English. Richard Jefferies started work on After London earlier than , possibly in response to Erewhon and The Coming Race, two utopias (although they are both also ironic utopias, if not full-on negative ones) published in the early s.
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