Amaryllis at the Fair
Richard Jefferies
Amaryllis at the Fair (first published in 1887) portrays the highs and lows of everyday life on a small, debt-ridden family farm. At Coombe Oaks, Farmer Iden is out in all weathers, planting and sowing; his wife is in the dairy or staving off creditors; and their sensitive, artistic daughter, Amaryllis, is watching it all and praying for salvation. With a host of expertly-drawn minor characters, including miserly Grandfather Iden, loyal George the labourer and dissolute landowner's son Raleigh Pamment, Jefferies gives a rounded picture of a rural community - and in the noble Iden paints a fond portrait of his own farmer father...
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Rok:
2023
Wydawnictwo:
Standard Ebooks
Język:
english
ISBN:
82255BA45FFCB52F7151B55AD74AB9493922421F
Plik:
AZW3 , 639 KB
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english, 2023