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After London
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A foundational post-apocalyptic novel imagining wilderness, feudal society, and survival after civilization.
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After London
After London imagines England after catastrophe, where nature reclaims the city and new societies rise among ruins. Richard Jefferies combines speculative fiction, adventure, ecology, and social imagination in a landmark for readers of post-apocalyptic and environmental literature.
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Richard Jefferies died in 1887, and After London was first published in 1885, supporting the public-domain basis for this English original edition.
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After London
Richard Jefferies
AFTER LONDON or Wild England
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Chapter 1 The Great Forest
Table of contents
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- 01Full text
- 02Part I The Relapse into Barbarism
- 03Chapter 1 The Great Forest
- 04Chapter 2 Wild Animals
- 05Chapter 3 Men of the Woods
- 06Chapter 4 The Invaders
- 07Chapter 5 The Lake
- 08Part II Wild England
- 09Chapter 1 Sir Felix
- 10Chapter 2 The House of Aquila
- 11Chapter 3 The Stockade
- 12Chapter 4 The Canoe
- 13Chapter 5 Baron Aquila
- 14Chapter 6 The Forest Track
- 15Chapter 7 The Forest Track continued
- 16Chapter 8 Thyma Castle
- 17Chapter 9 Superstitions
- 18Chapter 10 The Feast
- 19Chapter 11 Aurora
- 20Chapter 12 Night in the Forest
- 21Chapter 13 Sailing Away
- 22Chapter 14 The Straits
- 23Chapter 15 Sailing Onwards
- 24Chapter 16 The City
- 25Chapter 17 The Camp
- 26Chapter 18 The King's Levy
- 27Chapter 19 Fighting
- 28Chapter 20 In Danger
- 29Chapter 21 A Voyage
- 30Chapter 22 Discoveries
- 31Chapter 23 Strange Things
- 32Chapter 24 Fiery Vapours
- 33Chapter 25 The Shepherds
- 34Chapter 26 Bow and Arrow
- 35Chapter 27 Surprised
- 36Chapter 28 For Aurora
- 37Part I
- 38CHAPTER I
- 39THE GREAT FOREST
- 40CHAPTER II
- 41WILD ANIMALS
- 42CHAPTER III
- 43MEN OF THE WOODS
- 44CHAPTER IV
- 45THE INVADERS
- 46CHAPTER V
- 47THE LAKE
- 48Part II
- 49WILD ENGLAND
- 50CHAPTER I
- 51SIR FELIX
- 52CHAPTER II
- 53THE HOUSE OF AQUILA
- 54CHAPTER III
- 55THE STOCKADE
- 56CHAPTER IV
- 57THE CANOE
- 58CHAPTER V
- 59BARON AQUILA
- 60CHAPTER VI
- 61THE FOREST TRACK
- 62CHAPTER VII
- 63THE FOREST TRACK CONTINUED
- 64CHAPTER VIII
- 65THYMA CASTLE
- 66CHAPTER IX
- 67SUPERSTITIONS
- 68CHAPTER X
- 69THE FEAST
- 70CHAPTER XI
- 71AURORA
- 72CHAPTER XII
- 73NIGHT IN THE FOREST
- 74CHAPTER XIII
- 75SAILING AWAY
- 76CHAPTER XIV
- 77THE STRAITS
- 78CHAPTER XV
- 79SAILING ONWARDS
- 80CHAPTER XVI
- 81THE CITY
- 82CHAPTER XVII
- 83THE CAMP
- 84CHAPTER XVIII
- 85THE KING'S LEVY
- 86CHAPTER XIX
- 87FIGHTING
- 88CHAPTER XX
- 89IN DANGER
- 90CHAPTER XXI
- 91A VOYAGE
- 92CHAPTER XXII
- 93DISCOVERIES
- 94CHAPTER XXIII
- 95STRANGE THINGS
- 96CHAPTER XXIV
- 97FIERY VAPOURS
- 98CHAPTER XXV
- 99THE SHEPHERDS
- 100CHAPTER XXVI
- 101BOW AND ARROW
- 102CHAPTER XXVII
- 103SURPRISED
- 104CHAPTER XXVIII
- 105FOR AURORA
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