# After London — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for After London by Richard Jefferies.

- [Part I: The Relapse Into Barbarism](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_london_se/chapters/part-i-the-relapse-into-barbarism.md): The chapter depicts the collapse of civilization and the return to a primitive state, where society has broken down and people must adapt to a harsh, lawless world.
- [The Great Forest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_london_se/chapters/i-the-great-forest.md): This chapter describes the gradual transformation of the English countryside into an immense forest after the collapse of civilization. Over thirty years, fields, roads, and villages are overrun by brambles, briars, and 
- [Wild Animals](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_london_se/chapters/ii-wild-animals.md): This chapter catalogs the wild animals that now roam the forests and fields after the collapse of civilization. It describes the various species of wild cattle, pigs, sheep, and horses, noting their origins from domestic
- [Men of the Woods](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_london_se/chapters/iii-men-of-the-woods.md): The narrator reflects on the difficulty of ascertaining historical truth after the collapse, as records were destroyed and traditions conflict. Various theories for the depopulation are presented: silting of ports, food 
- [IV: The Invaders](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_london_se/chapters/iv-the-invaders.md): This chapter provides a detailed account of the social and political structure of the post-apocalyptic world, focusing on the rise of a noble class that hoards literacy and knowledge, the corruption and instability of ci

> 30 more chapter companions — [open a free preview](https://www.betterreads.dev/reader?bookId=after_london_se_1430kb&preview=1) to unlock the rest.

- [The Lake](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_london_se/chapters/v-the-lake.md)
- [Part II: Wild England](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_london_se/chapters/part-ii-wild-england.md)
- [I: Sir Felix](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_london_se/chapters/i-sir-felix.md)
- [The House of Aquila](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_london_se/chapters/ii-the-house-of-aquila.md)
- [III: The Stockade](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_london_se/chapters/iii-the-stockade.md)
- [IV: The Canoe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_london_se/chapters/iv-the-canoe.md)
- [Baron Aquila](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_london_se/chapters/v-baron-aquila.md)
- [The Forest Track](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_london_se/chapters/vi-the-forest-track.md)
- [The Forest Track Continued](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_london_se/chapters/vii-the-forest-track-continued.md)
- [Thyma Castle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_london_se/chapters/viii-thyma-castle.md)
- [IX: Superstitions](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_london_se/chapters/ix-superstitions.md)
- [X: The Feast](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_london_se/chapters/x-the-feast.md)
- [XI: Aurora](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_london_se/chapters/xi-aurora.md)
- [Night in the Forest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_london_se/chapters/xii-night-in-the-forest.md)
- [Sailing Away](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_london_se/chapters/xiii-sailing-away.md)
- [XIV: The Straits](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_london_se/chapters/xiv-the-straits.md)
- [XV: Sailing Onwards](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_london_se/chapters/xv-sailing-onwards.md)
- [The City](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_london_se/chapters/xvi-the-city.md)
- [The Camp](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_london_se/chapters/xvii-the-camp.md)
- [The King's Levy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_london_se/chapters/xviii-the-king-s-levy.md)
- [Fighting](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_london_se/chapters/xix-fighting.md)
- [In Danger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_london_se/chapters/xx-in-danger.md)
- [A Voyage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_london_se/chapters/xxi-a-voyage.md)
- [Discoveries](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_london_se/chapters/xxii-discoveries.md)
- [Strange Things](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_london_se/chapters/xxiii-strange-things.md)
- [Fiery Vapours](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_london_se/chapters/xxiv-fiery-vapours.md)
- [The Shepherds](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_london_se/chapters/xxv-the-shepherds.md)
- [Bow and Arrow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_london_se/chapters/xxvi-bow-and-arrow.md)
- [Surprised](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_london_se/chapters/xxvii-surprised.md)
- [XXVIII: For Aurora](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_london_se/chapters/xxviii-for-aurora.md)

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