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Wood Magic and Bevis are novels by Richard Jefferies, that focus on the character of Bevis, a young boy living on a farm. Although the books share characters and setting, they differ greatly in the fictional rules of the world portrayed: in Wood Magic, animals and plants can talk to Bevis and to each other, while Bevis is a "realistic" portrayal of the adventures of a young boy.
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In its depiction of the struggle of nature through a child's involvement, it can be seen as a forerunner to Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book.[1]
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It served as the model for the genre of "holiday adventure" stories, in particular for Arthur Ransome's Swallows and Amazons.[2]
[edit] References
- Carpenter, Humphrey Secret Gardens: A Study of the Golden Age of Children's Literature. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1985. ISBN 0395352932
- Miller, George and Hugoe Matthews Richard Jefferies, A bibliographical study. Aldershot: Scolar Press, 1993. ISBN 0859679187
