Особенно примечательны его произведения о природе, также автор книг для детей, один из авторов в жанре научной фантастики. Автор постапокалиптического романа «После Лондона» (1885).
Его произведения побудили к творчеству Генри Уильямсона. К числу писателей, которые восхищались Ричардом Джефферисом также относятся: Дэвид Гарнетт, поэт Эдвард Томас, Пол Лэсли, Джон Фаулз, Генри Миллер, Реймонд Уильямс.
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