Richard Jefferies
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British naturalist and writer (1848–1887)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 6 November 1848
- Died
- 14 August 1887
- Works
- 279
Top works
- Round about a great estate
- Nature diaries and note-books
- Red deer
- Compton, Surrey
- Hodge and his masters
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 29
- Total plays
- 201
John Richard Jefferies (6 November 1848 – 14 August 1887) was an English nature writer, noted for his depiction of English rural life in essays, books of natural history, and novels. His childhood on a small Wiltshire farm had a great influence on him and provides the background to all his major works of fiction. For all that, these show a remarkable diversity, including Bevis (1882), a classic children's book, and After London (1885), an early work of science fiction. <a href="https://www.last.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Richard
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Swindon
- Place of death
- Worthing
- Occupation
- children's writer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Richard jefferies.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1848-11-06
- date of death
- 1887-08-14
- Commons category
- Richard Jefferies
- writing language
- English language
- different from
- Richard Jeffrey
- name in native language
- John Richard Jefferies
Sources (2)
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Works in European collections
6 objects attributed to Richard Jefferies, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana