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The Open Air

by Richard Jefferies · 1885

Essays · ranked #39 in category

Reviewed by the Book Verdict editorial team

Papers originally contributed to various English periodicals. Saint Guido.--Golden-brown.--Wild flowers.--Sunny Brighton.--The pine wood.--Nature on the roof.--One of the new voters.--The modern Thame

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The verdict

Category
Essays
First published
1885 · 1880s
Author
Richard Jefferies
Standing
Recommended

About Essays

The personal essay is one of literature's most direct forms — a single mind in encounter with a subject, working something out on the page. The best collections are as satisfying as any fiction.

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