Project Gutenberg 2008-12-13 Public domain in the USA. 116 Jefferies, Richard 1848 1887 Jefferies, John Richard The Toilers of the Field Reading ease score: 74.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Malcolm Farmer, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Toilers of the Field" by Richard Jefferies is a collection of essays and sketches written in the late 19th century. The book examines the lives of agricultural workers and farmers, painting a detailed portrait of rural life and the challenges faced by those who toil on the land. Through his exploration of different classes within the agricultural community, Jefferies offers insights into their daily routines, social interactions, and the impact of changing agricultural practices. The opening portion presents a vivid depiction of the life of farmers and laborers, detailing the structures of their homes and the daily tasks they undertake. Jefferies describes various types of farmhouses, their architecture, and the roles played by the individuals within them. He offers observations on the routines of farmers and laborers, emphasizing the hard work, community dynamics, and social hierarchies inherent in rural life. Additionally, the text hints at the economic and social transformations occurring in English agriculture during that period, capturing both the beauty and challenges of the agrarian lifestyle. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Agricultural laborers -- England Country life -- England HD Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - British Browsing: Sociology 411962 411966 2024-10-12T03:43:44.560631 2023-09-12T07:28:07.528260 text/html text/html 416372 2008-12-13T09:39:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 211502 2008-12-13T09:42:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 284341 2024-10-12T03:43:51.586807 application/epub+zip 286264 2024-10-12T03:43:46.617656 application/epub+zip 230537 2024-10-12T03:43:45.344177 application/epub+zip 457454 2024-10-12T03:43:55.696632 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 419587 2024-10-12T03:43:50.782604 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 325408 2022-09-12T15:18:42.187898 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 380563 380462 2024-10-12T03:43:43.731695 2023-09-12T07:28:07.044261 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 380338 2008-12-13T09:39:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 147725 2008-12-13T09:42:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 380336 2008-12-13T09:42:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 147665 2008-12-13T09:42:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21669 2024-10-12T03:43:55.834582 application/rdf+xml 12016 2024-10-12T03:43:45.896754 image/jpeg 3620 2024-10-12T03:43:45.619630 image/jpeg 269443 2024-10-12T03:43:44.602653 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia