var s_account="msnportalencartaau"; ninemsn Home Hotmail My ninemsn Sign in ... More Additional Reference Thesaurus Bilingual Dictionaries Sidebar Primary Resources Homework Resources Foreign Language Help Times Archive Literature Guides ... Project Starters Support Encarta Products Encarta Answers Encarta Worldwide Help Encarta Search Search Encarta about Jefferies, Richard Jefferies, Richard Encyclopedia Article Find in this article View printer-friendly page E-mail Jefferies, Richard (1848-1887), English author noted for his nature stories and articles. Born the son of a farmer near Swindon, Wiltshire, Jefferies was an unhappy child who found solace in wandering about the countryside. His best-known book, Bevis: The Story of a Boy (1882), has been described as the story of the boy Jefferies wished he had been; however, Wood Magic (1881), a novel featuring a child who talks with birds and animals, more truly reflects Jefferiesâ own boyhood preoccupations. He also drew upon his own youth in writing Amaryllis at the Fair (1887), generally considered his best novel next to Bevis At the age of 17 Jefferies left farm life to begin reporting for a Swindon newspaper. His first book | |
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