The Story of My Heart

This autobiography gives excellent insights into the life and philosophy of a man attuned to nature and the world around him. Richard Jefferies (1848-1887) was a nature writer, noted for his depiction of English rural life in essays, books of natural history, and novels. His childhood growing up on a rural farm in England had a great influence on his fiction writings. Jefferies spent most of his life battling T B and poverty. In The Story of My Heart Jefferies attitudes toward nature and his particular belief system gained him a reputation as a natural-mystic.