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The Pageant of Summer
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"The Pageant of Summer" is a nature essay by the English writer Richard Jefferies, closely observing the plants, insects, and light of an English summer meadow. It suits readers interested in Victorian nature writing and reflective prose about the countryside.
A note on the metadata: the 1996 date is a modern reprint; Jefferies wrote the essay in the 1880s (he died in 1887).
Richard Jefferies
John Richard Jefferies 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.
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