Rural Hours

by Susan Fenimore Cooper

Overview

Rural Hours is a timeless tribute to the natural world and the joys of country living. Written by Susan Fenimore Cooper, daughter of famed American novelist James Fenimore Cooper, this book is a delightful collection of observations and musings on rural life in 19th century America.

From the changing seasons to the daily routines of farm life, Cooper's vivid descriptions bring to life the beauty and wonder of the natural world. Her observations of plants, animals, and landscapes reveal a deep reverence for the environment and an understanding of the delicate balance between human civilization and the wild.

In addition to her observations, Cooper shares stories and anecdotes of her own experiences living in the rural countryside, providing readers with a charming and intimate look at life in a bygone era.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781922919816
Publisher:	Living Book Press
Publication date:	04/01/2023
Pages:	312
Sales rank:	473,237
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Susan Augusta Fenimore Cooper (1813-1894) was a writer who published on diverse subjects, but she is best remembered as a nature writer. The daughter of writer James Fenimore Cooper.

What People are Saying About This

Lawrence Buell

"An engaging, astutely, sensitively, and eloquently written work by the first really significant American woman nature writer."

Editorial Reviews

Susan Cooper was thirty-seven years old when Rural Hours first appeared in 1850. She was twice that age--a vigorous seventy-four--when she trimmed it to the tastes of a new generation in 1887. 'The present edition is a revised one, she explained briefly in a new preface which was itself a condensed version of the original, and some passages not needed to-day have been omitted.'-- "From the foreword"

From the Publisher

Rural Hours should interest students of American geography, history, and literature as an important early work of nature writing. It is a significant literary achievement by a woman who has too long languished in the shadow of her famous father.

Louise Westling

An engagingly, astutely, sensitively, and eloquently written work by the first really significant American woman nature writer.

Harvard University - Lawrence Buell