“THE WORKING WO/MAN in JEFFERIES’ WORKS”
SATURDAY 28th July 2012,
RICHARD JEFFERIES’ MUSEUM, COATE
PROGRAMME
Whether it was the agricultural labourer, shepherd, gamekeeper,
tenant farmer or other worker, Richard Jefferies had much to say about their
life and toil. The study day will explore Jefferies’ descriptions of the working
man and woman and what conclusions we might draw about Jefferies’ views as he
matured.
10.30 Doors open and
refreshments.
11.00 Welcome and
introductions by the Chairman.
11.15 Select a relevant piece
of Jefferies’ writing or about Jefferies on the subject of the working man or
woman to read to others. See notes.*
1.00-2.30 Lunch break. Bring a packed
lunch or eat at the Sun Inn next door. RJS publications and second-hand books on
sale. Opportunity to look around the Museum.
2.30 Prof. Roger Ebbatson will talk briefly
about ‘Women in the Fields’.
Andrew Rossabi will address: The Labour
Question. Did Jefferies’ views change about the agricultural labourer or did he
write to suit his audience?
3.45
Refreshments.
4.15
Depart.
*
Notes
Extracts selected for reading should be no
more than about 5 minutes long. The choice of material is endless. The obvious
sources for study include:
The Gamekeeper at
Home
The Life of the
Fields
Toilers of the
Field
Landscape and
Labour
Hodge and his
Masters
Richard Jefferies: An Anthology by Matthews and Welshman.
