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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
William Henry Hudson (1841-1922) was an author, naturalist and
ornithologist.
William Henry Hudson (1841-1922) was an author, naturalist and
ornithologist. His best known novel is "Green Mansions" (1904), and
his best known non-fiction is "Far Away and Long Ago" (1918).
William Henry Hudson (1841-1922) was an author, naturalist and
ornithologist. His best known novel is "Green Mansions" (1904), and
his best known non-fiction is "Far Away and Long Ago" (1918).
William Henry Hudson (1841-1922) was an author, naturalist and
ornithologist. His best known novel is "Green Mansions" (1904), and
his best known non-fiction is "Far Away and Long Ago" (1918).
Renowned for his exotic romances, Brish author, naturalist, and
ornithologist William Henry Hudson (1841-1922) tells a haunting
tale of a European man's ill-fated romance with a mysterious jungle
girl. Vivid descriptions of the Venezuelan rainforests form
Renowned for his exotic romances, Brish author, naturalist, and
ornithologist William Henry Hudson (1841-1922) tells a haunting
tale of a European man's ill-fated romance with a mysterious jungle
girl. Vivid descriptions of the Venezuelan rainforests form
William Henry Hudson (1841-1922), British author, naturalist and
ornithologist is best known for Green Mansions (1904), an exotic
South American romance with Rima, the mysterious creature of the
forest, half bird, half human.
William Henry Hudson (1841-1922), British author, naturalist and
ornithologist is best known for Green Mansions (1904), an exotic
South American romance with Rima, the mysterious creature of the
forest, half bird, half human.
The first eighteen years of William Hudson's life were spent on the
Argentinean pampas. Although he was a scholarly ornithologist,
every page of this book reveals a rapturous delight in the wildlife
of the pampas, animal or human. He mixed with cut-throat gauchos,
he pursued ostriches, explored lagoons, and allowed burrowing
armadillos to drag him elbow-deep into the earth.
Originally published in England in 1910, this story of a shepherd,
Caleb Bawcombe, describes life in the south-central English county
of Wiltshire before the turn of the 20th century. It is a charming
picture of pastoral life that often seems idyllic and simple when
viewed from the present. Caleb Bawcombe is a fictitious name
thought to represent one James Lawes, and the town in the tale,
Winterbourne Bishop, has been identified as the town of Martin.
Friends, family, and acquaintances are interwoven in Caleb's story,
and the interaction between humanity and nature is highlighted,
capturing life at that specific time and place.
A failed revolution drives the hero of Hudson's classic novel to
seek refuge in the primeval forests of Venezuela, where he falls in
love with the last survivor of a mysterious aboriginal race. But
their love is soon overshadowed by cruelty and sorrow.. . . A
master of natural history writing, Hudson offers a poignant
meditation on the loss of wilderness, the dream of a return to
nature, and the bitter reality of the encounter between savage and
civilized man.
Through the story of one man, Caleb Bawcombe, a shepherd whose
flocks graze the Wiltshire, Hampshire and Dorset borders, we meet
men and women of humble birth - poachers, gypsies, farmers and
laborers - striving to survive on the land. As we read, the
cumulative affect of their stories becomes much more than a record
of rural life. It reads like a lost hymn, sung by people whose
lives were disregarded and whose histories are now forgotten. W H
Hudson's masterful book, merging fiction, reminiscence, memoir and
oral history, was recognized as a classic when it was first
published in 1910. It remains so today. First published by Methuen
& Co.
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A Little Boy Lost
W. H. Hudson
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