About the Book

This antiquarian volume comprises Richard Jefferies'' early example of post-apocalyptic fiction, After London. After an unspecified disaster depopulates England, a small number of survivors are forced to live in a quasi-medieval fashion in a landscape almost entirely reclaimed by nature.

Jefferies'' unparalleled skill as a nature writer is obvious in this uncannily prophetic portrayal of a post-apocalyptic England that has been hailed as the most beautiful of all Victorian novels.

This text will appeal to those with an interest in early speculative fiction, and it is a veritable must-read for fans and collectors of Jefferies'' wonderful literature. We are republishing this vintage book now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.