Bevis [Hardcover]

Richard Jefferies (Author)

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Publication Date: November 4, 2008

BEVIS. Contents include: - CHAPTER PAOIE MAP OF THE NEW SEA AND THE BEVIS COUNTRY . xviii 1 . BEVIS AT WORK . . . . . . . I I1 . THB LAUNCH . . . . . . . 8 III. THEMISSISSIPPI . . . . . . . 14 IV . DISCOVERY O F THE NEW SEA . . . . . 23 V . BY THE NEW NILE . . 32 XIV . THE COUNCIL O F WAR . . . . . . 110 XV . THE WAR BEGINS . . 120 XVI . THE BATTLE OF PHARSALIA . 130 XVII . THE BATTLEC ONTINUED-SCIPIOCS HARGE . . 139 XVIII . THE BATTLEC ONTINUED-MARKA NTONY . . 148 XIX . BEVIS IN THE STORM . . . . . . I53 XX . MARK IS PUT IN PRISON . . . . 159 XXI . IN DISGRACE-VISIT TO JACKS . . . . 166 XXII . SAILING . . . . . . . . . 17 4 XXIII . SAIL NGCO NTINUED- THERE SHE LAY. ALL THE DAY . . . . . 182 XXIV . SAILING CONTINUED . VOYAGE TO THE UNKNOWN ISLAND . . . . . . . . 192 XXV . SAILING CONTINUED-THE PINTA-NEW FORMOSA . 201 XXVI . MAKING A GUN-TIZE CAVE . 209 XXVII . BUILDING T HE HUT . . . . . 218 XXVIII . PROVISIONIN T C H E CAVE . . . . 225 XXIX . MORE CARGOES-ALL READY . . 232 XXX . NEW FORMO . SA . 238 XXXI . NEW FORMOSA-FIRST-DAY . 850 1X 248 X BEVIS CHAPTER PAGE XXXII. NEW FORMOSA-MORNING IN THE TROPICS . . 257 XXXIII. NEW FORMOSA-PLANNING T HE RAPT . . . 265 XXXIV. NEW FORMOSA-KANGAROOS . . . . . 273 XXXV. NEW FORMOSA-BEVISS ZODIAC . . . . 281 XXXVI. NEW FORMOSA-THE RAFT . . . . . 290 XXXVII. NEW FORMOSA-NO HOPE OR RETCRNING . . 299 XXXVIII. NEW FORMOSA-SOMETHING H AS BEEN TO THE HUT . 306 XXXIX. NEW FORMOSA-THE STORY OF THE OTHER SIDE . 313 XL. NEW FORMOSA-THE MATCHLOCK . . . . 320 XLI. NEW FORMOSA-SWEET RIVER FALLS . . . 328 XLII. NEW FORMOSA-THMEA INLAND . . . . 335 XLIII. NEW FORMOSA-SOMETHINGC OMESA GAIN . . XLIV. NEW FORMOSA-THE TIGER FROM THE REEDS . . XLV. NEW FORMOSA-THE FORTIFICAT . I ON . . . XLVI. NEW FORMOSA-THE TRAIL . . . . . XLVII. NEW FORMOSA-VOYAGE IN THE CALYPSO . . XLVIII. NEW FORMOSA-THE CAPTIVE . . . . . XLIX. NEW FORMOSA-THE BLACK SAIL . . . . L. SHOOTING WITH DOUBLE-BARRELS . . . . LI. AMERICANS NAP-SHOOTING . . . . . LII. THE ANTARCTICE XPEDITION-CONCLUSION . . APPENDIX THE BALLAD OF KING ESTMERE . . . . 424 THE SECRET OF THE SEA 438. INTRODUCTION: - T r bso ok seems to me to be unique in literature. It cannot be classified, it is so unlike anything else. It is not a novel there is no plot, no mental conflict, no developmentapart from Beviss own development in self-reliance and restraint during the few weeks which the story covers. It is not strictly an autobiography, for though Bevis is undoubtedly the author, the story is limited in time and idealised in fact and outlook. It is not even a series of delightful stories of childhood united with consummate skiU to form a book-such as Kenneth Grahames Dream Days, and The Golden Age. But, for all that, it is fine literature, the work of a man of genius. Perhaps one might call it a prose Epic-the epic of boyhood. Looking at it in this way, one begins to feel that its greatness lies in this that it deals in masterly fashion with the things in life and experience that are unchanging though ever new. The supreme verse epics sweep us along on waves of glorious poetry that have come swinging down the centuries, on to a wonderful plane that altogether transcends experience. But where, to-day, are the gods of Homers Olympus What mind can accept the Hell of Dante Or who can consider Miltons idea of Creation without a smile The great epics remain unmatched in power and majestg but creeds have died, and mens outlook has changed beyond all recalling since even the latest of the epics was composed...

Product Details

• Hardcover: 452 pages
• Publisher: Gibb Press (November 4, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1443738239
• ISBN-13: 978-1443738231
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 1882's Harry Potter, July 14, 2000

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This review is from: Bevis (Oxford World's Classics) (Paperback)

Shortly before Richard Jefferies first became ill he wrote two children's books, Wood Magic and Bevis, published in 1881 and 1882. The latter has been widely regarded as a classic boys' book and, based on Jefferies' own childhood at Coate, it follows the adventures of two boys, Bevis and Mark. They first 'discover' a large lake close to their home which they imagine to be a vast inland sea surrounded by a jungle inhabited by savages and wild beasts. After re-fighting the Battle of Pharsalia (between Julius Caesar and Pompey) with their friends, Bevis and Mark build a raft and cross to an island in the lake. Equipped with a few provisions and their own home-made shotgun, they live among nature for several days, learning the arts of survival and much about themselves in the process. Bevis is a celebration of the vigour and freedom of a childhood spent in the countryside, 'where there was magic in everything, blades of grass and stars, the sun and the stones upon the ground'.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing book!, February 6, 2006

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B. Lesher (Bellefonte, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bevis (Wordsworth Children's Library) (Wordsworth Children's Classics) (Paperback)

Very good book; one of my favorites. The author goes into great detail on all sorts of interesting subjects as the boys discover their secrets for themselves through trial and error: building a sailboat and learning to tack, building a working matchlock musket, an accurate sundial using the positions of the stars and the sun, etc. At the same time, it is definitely not lacking in action. The boys live in the wild for eleven days on their own, they recreate one of Caesar's battles which has an unexpected ending, and get into all sorts of trouble as a result. I would recommend this book to anyone who wishes they could go back their youth.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Touched, October 5, 2000

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This review is from: Bevis: The Story of a Boy (Everyman Paperbacks) (Paperback)

My Old french teacher gave me this book to read when i was about 14. He was of the opinion that reading helped improve concentration - he was right. The book, i do not think, would appeal to the average reader today, it is very long and heavey going - but not taking anything away from the writer - it is exquisitly written. However, there is a part in the book, i think it is a father telling a son a story, or something like that and it will go with me to my grave. It's about an adventurer who, once he has summeted one mountain, moves on to the next and when he has traversed one desert looks for another, and so on. He is never content unless he is moving, seeing new things and having new exoeriences, but then he runs out of mountains to climb and forrests to explore. I will not give anymore away except to say that i would read the book again - just for that one little story.