After London, by Richard Jefferies
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After London, can be seen as an early example of "post-apocalyptic fiction": after some sudden and unspecified catastrophe has depopulated England, the countryside reverts to nature, and the few survivors to a quasi-medieval way of life.
After London, by Richard Jefferies- Published on: 2015-11-17
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x .54" w x 6.00" l, .71 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 238 pages
About the Author Richard Jefferies (1848–87) is best known for his prolific and sensitive writing on natural history, rural life, and agriculture in late-Victorian England. After London inspired William Morris's News from Nowhere, as well as writers from John Fowles to J. R. R. Tolkien.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. The Beginnings of a Post-Apocalypse Tradition By Randy Stafford After watching the original version of the BBC's Survivors: Complete Original Series 1975-1977, I decided to read this, one of the first post-apocalypse novels.To be sure there were earlier stories that killed off most or all of humanity including Mary Shelley's "The Last Man" (1826) and Edgar Poe's "The Conversation of Eiros and Charmion" (1839), but Jefferies may have been the first to create and describe new social orders in the world after the apocalypse. Here, England befalls some unknown disaster which empties London and creates a vast lake in the center of the country.The first five chapters of the book are Jefferies' future historian narrating how the ecosystem of England has changed, and there is no mention of the hero of the rest of the novel: Sir Felix Aquila. And they stand at the beginning of a line of speculation about the decay of the world after humanity that continues through the cable tv show Life After People (History Channel).As for Felix, he's the usual impoverished aristocrat who wants to impress the daughter of richer aristocrats, and he leaves home seeking fame and fortune. His story ends rather abruptly and, frankly, it's not that interesting. You can get a nice sense of the book's strengths by reading the first five chapters and chapters 23 and 24.The ecologically centered post-apocalypse tale wasn't to achieve these heights again until George R. Stewart's Earth Abides.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Early Post-Catastrophe novel still of interest By Richard Bowden Jefferies' AFTER LONDON is one of the earliest sample works of 'post-catastrophe' fiction in English: one of those books which deal with events after dire events have wrecked civilisation, frequently reducing it to barbarism. It is divided into two parts: the first, and shorter, being a detailed account of the resurgence of nature in the aftermath of an (unspecified) national disaster; the second a more conventional account of the society which remains, which has reverted back to a variant of medieval feudalism. Hero Felix seeks to justify and claim the love of Aurora, an idealised figure beyond his reach due to the social strictures of his time. He sets out his man-made canoe to prove himself and his encounters with the world make up the remainder of the book. The novel finishes rather abruptly; bearing in mind how close it appeared to the end of Jeffries' own life that was marked by failing health, one wonders if a sequel was planned or if the writer was obliged to end things earlier than he might otherwise have wished.As a writer Jefferies' main stengths lay in the power of his descriptive prose - something recognised and valued by his contemporary readership - which is almost photographic in style, revealing a real love of nature and natural phenomena. No surprise, then, that the best parts of AFTER LONDON are those from in the first part. Written, it seems by some unnamed future natural historian, the first section has also been the most influential on later writers. The second part often has the same static, observational quality which, given the needs of narrative of this part is sometimes less effective. Felix's quest is in no hurry getting started and a modern reader, used to modern pacing, may feel restless. However the two or three chapters which later describe Felix's entry and exploration of the luminous and treacherous swamp play again to Jefferies' strengths as a writer, providing an apocalyptic vision made both real and symbolic at the same time. This hellish journey is, undeniably a great highlight of his book and worth the wait.AFTER LONDON's odd structure is both a strength and a disadvantage: it allows Jefferies to play to his strengths as naturalist but also weakens the structural integrity of his work, leaving any real action to wait while the reader is left to guess at suggested origins of the narrator who, presumably, recounts both halves but who leaves little clue as to his own historical perspective. Modern readers however will still find much to enjoy in an original work which contains (in this reviewer's opinion) some of the most remarkable scenes and sustained descriptions of the natural world in English fantasy.Comment Comment | Permalink
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