John Richard Jefferies:
(6 November 1848 – 14 August 1887).
English nature writer, noted for his depiction of English rural life in essays, books of natural history, and novels. His childhood on a small Wiltshire farm had a great influence on him and provides the background to all his major works of fiction.
If you wish your children to think deep things, to feel the holiest emotions, take them to the woods and hills and give them the freedom of the meadows.
