# The English Countryside in Perishable Goods

> Theme guide for Perishable Goods by Dornford Yates.

The opening chapters celebrate rural Wiltshire, hunting, and the pastoral beauty of England, contrasting with the later, more sinister Austrian setting. This theme grounds the story in a nostalgic, idealized version of English life.

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