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A review by bluestarfish
After London: or, Wild England by Richard Jefferies
3.0
A curious book in two halves. The first charts the re-wilding of Britain after an unspecified disaster wipes out London and most of civilisation. The second half is more like a medieval adventure story where Felix is off to find his fortune so he can marry his love in this new feudal society. This is an early example of post apocalyptic fiction (which had some nicer outcomes in it given that this is pre-nuclear).
Richard Jeffries is better known for his nature writing (well, at least I know him for that) so it's not great surprise that the nature writing in this imagined future is detailed and believable. I found that to be the best part of the book anyway. The adventure story is fairly standard but more stories should have a go at describing the ecological succession of the landscape after a disastrous change in it!
Richard Jeffries is better known for his nature writing (well, at least I know him for that) so it's not great surprise that the nature writing in this imagined future is detailed and believable. I found that to be the best part of the book anyway. The adventure story is fairly standard but more stories should have a go at describing the ecological succession of the landscape after a disastrous change in it!