October Vagabonds

Name: October Vagabonds
Author: Richard Le Gallienne

By Richard Le Gallienne

Open in WeRead

Explore more books like this:

Essays, Letters & Speeches Travel Writing

About This Book

The narrator wanders through late-summer and early-autumn countryside in a sequence of lyrical travel essays that blend close natural description, occasional verse, and anecdotal portraits. Scenes range from apple-laden orchards and hushful woodland hermitages to farmers' fields and riversides, interrupted by picnics, curious visitors and small-town oddities. Reflections on solitude, the loss of summer, popular taste in scenery, and rural hospitality alternate with playful digressions about food, local customs and minor statistics, while comic and tender sketches of people encountered provide local color. The collection concludes with a river passage and a wistful farewell to the season.

About the Author

Richard Le Gallienne

Richard Le Gallienne was an English poet, essayist, and novelist known for his lyrical style and exploration of themes such as love and nature. He gained prominence in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, contributing significantly to the literary scene of his time. His notable works include "A Jongleur Strayed / Verses on Love and Other Matters Sacred and Profane," which showcases his romantic sensibilities and poetic finesse. Le Gallienne's writings often reflect his fascination with the beauty of the world and the complexities of human emotion, making him a unique voice in the landscape of English literature.