English Literature, 19th cent.: Biographies

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Richard Jefferies

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Richard Jefferies , 1848–87, English author. A naturalist, he wrote several books about the English countryside. He first achieved recognition with the sketches The Gamekeeper at Home (1878). His novels include Wood Magic (1881) and Bevis (1882).

Bibliography: See his autobiography, Story of My Heart (1883).

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