The Story of My Heart: An Autobiography by Richard Jefferies

"The Story of My Heart: An Autobiography" by Richard Jefferies is a spiritual autobiography published in 1883. In this unconventional work, Jefferies idealizes the English countryside as a kind of utopia, expressing themes similar to the transcendentalist movement. He explores rapturous union with nature and articulates a speculative spiritualism that reflects Victorian-era doubts about Christian belief. The book provoked mixed reactions—some praised it as inspirational and heroic, while others dismissed it as incomprehensible or tawdry. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Jefferies, Richard, 1848-1887
Title The Story of My Heart: An Autobiography
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Story_of_My_Heart
Credits Susan L. Farley
Reading Level Reading ease score: 75.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Jefferies, Richard, 1848-1887
Subject Authors, English -- 19th century -- Biography
Subject Country life -- England
Subject Natural history -- England
Subject Naturalists -- Great Britain -- Biography
Category Text
EBook-No. 2317
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Aug 3, 2021
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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