After London - (Dover Doomsday Classics) by Richard Jefferies (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A sudden catastrophe descends upon England, and the survivors revert to a feudal society. Hauntingly beautiful in its descriptions of environmental collapse, this 1885 novel offers an early example of post-apocalyptic fiction.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Remarkable in its early take on the apocalypse. -- examiner.com<br>A catastrophe has descended upon England. London is now a pestilent swamp, dotted with the ghostly remains of ancient buildings. A giant lake dominates the center of the country, towns have collapsed and given way to forests, and the few scattered survivors have descended into barbarism. Amid the ruins of civilization and a countryside ravaged by warring tribes, a lone hero undertakes a quest to prove himself worthy of his beloved. <br>Characterized by the <i>Observer</i> as the most beautiful of Victorian novels, this 1885 tale pioneered the post-apocalyptic genre of science fiction. Author Richard Jefferies was a noted naturalist, and his scientific expertise informs the evocative descriptions of birds, plants, and animals. An avid lover of wilderness, Jeffries devised a fantasy that places humanity in a state closer to nature. <i>After London</i> influenced William Morris, J. R .R. Tolkien, and countless other writers, and it remains a haunting tale of environmental collapse and dynamic adventure.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Richard Jefferies (1848-87) is best known for his prolific and sensitive writing on natural history, rural life, and agriculture in late-Victorian England. <i>After London</i> inspired William Morris's <i>News from Nowhere, </i> as well as writers from John Fowles to J. R. R. Tolkien.
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