The story of my heart: Book Guide, Author and Facts
The story of my heart by Richard Jefferies — plot, author, genre and where to read, in one evergreen guide.
While browsing a Stonington, Maine, bookstore, Brooke Williams and Terry Tempest Williams discovered a rare copy of an exquisite autobiography by nineteenth-century British nature writer Richard Jefferies, who develops his understanding of a "soul-life" while wandering the wild countryside of Wiltshire, England. Brooke and Terry, like John Fowles, Henry Miller, and Rachel Carson before, were inspired by the prescient words of this visionary writer, who describes ineffable feelings of being at one with nature. In an introduction and essays set alongside Jefferies' writing, the Williams share their personal pilgrimage to Wiltshire to understand this man of "cosmic consciousness" and how their exploration of Jefferies deepened their own relationship while illuminating dilemmas of modernity, the intrinsic need for wildness, and what it means to be human in the twenty-first century.
Quick facts about The story of my heart
- Title: The story of my heart
- Author: Richard Jefferies
- First published: 1883
- Genre: autobiography, biography, biography & autobiography
- OpenLibrary ID: OL1133483W
Where to read The story of my heart
The story of my heart by Richard Jefferies is widely available in print, ebook and audiobook editions from major retailers and libraries.
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What is The story of my heart about?
While browsing a Stonington, Maine, bookstore, Brooke Williams and Terry Tempest Williams discovered a rare copy of an exquisite autobiography by nineteenth-century British nature writer Richard Jefferies, who develops his understanding of a "soul-life" while wandering the wild c
Who wrote The story of my heart?
The story of my heart was written by Richard Jefferies.
When was The story of my heart published?
The story of my heart was first published in 1883.
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