{"product_id":"after-london-richard-jefferies-9791043133497","title":"After London","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAfter London\u003c\/strong\u003e presents a version of England many generations after an apocalyptic event has drastically depopulated the country, leaving nature to take back the land and human survivors to scrape what they can from their surroundings. Petty kings and corrupt republics rule from the region around the lake that has formed in the middle of the country. Wild men hide in the woods. Society has regressed to a way of life similar to the medieval age.\u003cem\u003eThe novel is told in two parts. \u003c\/em\u003eThe first details what's known of the fall of civilization, while the second part follows the son of a baron as he sets off to explore beyond the kingdom he was born into. Nature, civilization, violence, poverty, exploitation, and exploration are major themes.\u003cstrong\u003eRichard Jefferies\u003c\/strong\u003e wrote the novel toward the end of his life.\u003cem\u003e It combines the nature writing he is traditionally known for, with a fantastical science fiction setting, \u003c\/em\u003emaking it an early example of post-apocalyptic fiction. The surreal exploration of the former site of London bears a striking resemblance to the aftermath of a nuclear explosion, decades before the atomic bomb was created.\u003cstrong\u003eAfter London\u003c\/strong\u003e was an inspiration for \u003cstrong\u003eWilliam Morris\u003c\/strong\u003e, who said \"absurd hopes curled around my heart as I read it.\" \u003cstrong\u003eMorris\u003c\/strong\u003e would go on to reference the pastoralism present in \u003cstrong\u003eAfter London\u003c\/strong\u003e in his utopian novel \u003cstrong\u003eNews From\u003c\/strong\u003e Nowhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Jefferies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9791043133497\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Les Prairies Numeriques\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.67d","brand":"Richard Jefferies","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48801335673087,"sku":"9791043133497","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/after-london-richard-jefferies-9791043133497","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}