dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə hˈɑːɹvɪst sˈiːzən hiː ˈɔfən wˈɜːkt ɪnðə fˈiːldz wɪððə pˈɛzənts,  bˈoʊθ fɔːɹ fˈɪzɪkəl ˈɛksɚsˌaɪz ænd tə mˌeɪk hɪz ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ ɐbˌaʊt pˈɛzənt lˈaɪf mˈoːɹ ɹiːəlˈɪstɪk.
During the harvest season he often worked in the fields with the peasants,  both for physical exercise and to make his writing about peasant life more realistic.