The pastoral novel 'Greene Ferne Farm' by Richard Jefferies presents the encounter of two farmers, Mr. Hedges and Mr. Ruck, as they exchange greetings by the churchyard wall on a Sunday morning. The men's attires highlight their different backgrounds, but their mutual love for the land unites them. Jefferies paints a vivid picture of the farm, with its pigsty, cow-yard, barn, and ricks, and invites readers to explore the beauty of rural life. Through his evocative writing, Jefferies offers a heartfelt tribute to the English countryside and its inhabitants.

The story of Greene Ferne Farm centers around Margaret Estecourt and her two suitors: Geoffrey and Valentine. The trio, as well as their friends, travel the countryside, have adventures on the farm, and stir up rumors in the surrounding towns. In many ways the farm and its surroundings are characters in the story, and their history and social complications quickly absorb the main narrative in favor of painting a picture of the land, the customs, and the joys and sorrows of youth and farm life. Greene Ferne Farm was the first novel by Richard Jefferies to feature what was to become his trademark literary style: a fusion of his agricultural essays, for which he was well known at the time, and narrative based storytelling. He would go on to develop this style further in a number of other novels, but never so simply and directly as in Greene Ferne Farm. This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks.

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"Greene Ferne Farm" from Richard Jefferies. English nature writer (1848-1887). It is one of the vintage collection by the author.