H. Rider Haggard (1856–1925) is best known as the successful writer of adventure stories with exotic backgrounds such as King Solomon's Mines and She. However, he also served on a number of royal commissions, and in managing his wife's Norfolk estate became a recognised expert on agricultural matters. A Farmer's Year is his diary for 1898, recounting the work of the farm, month by month, together with observations on rural life and the state of agriculture in general, which was suffering due to the population drift to the towns and competition from cheaper imported food. His descriptions of country life are beautifully written, with many illustrations: he clearly loves the land and is concerned for its future, but does not ignore the hardship faced by many farmers and their workers. The book is a fascinating mixture of anecdote and natural history, as well as depicting late Victorian agricultural methods.
| ISBN: | 9781108025362 |
| Publication date: | 13th January 2011 |
| Author: | H Rider Haggard |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 586 pages |
| Series: | Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century |
| Genres: |
Social and cultural history Agriculture and farming Diaries, letters and journals |
H. Rider Haggard (1856–1925) is best known as the successful writer of adventure stories with exotic backgrounds such as King Solomon's Mines and She. However, he also served on a number of royal commissions, and in managing his wife's Norfolk estate became a recognised expert on agricultural matters. A Farmer's Year is his diary for 1898, recounting the work of the farm, month by month, together with observations on rural life and the state of agriculture in general, which was suffering due to the population drift to the towns and competition from cheaper imported food. His descriptions of country life are beautifully written, with many illustrations: he clearly loves the land and is concerned for its future, but does not ignore the hardship faced by many farmers and their workers. The book is a fascinating mixture of anecdote and natural history, as well as depicting late Victorian agricultural methods.
A Farmer's Year features in the following genres: Social and cultural history, Agriculture and farming, Diaries, letters and journals
A Farmer's Year is available in Paperback
A Farmer's Year was written by H Rider Haggard and published by Cambridge University Press
A Farmer's Year has 586 pages
Yes it is part of Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century series
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