William Henry Hudson lived form 1841 to 1922. He was an author, naturalist and ornithologist. Hudson's parents settled in Argentina where Hudson spent his youth studying the flora and fauna of the area. Hudson later moved to England where he helped found the back to nature movement. In 1918 he wrote Far Away and Long Ago, which was an autobiography of his early life. Hudson's love of nature and the environment is expressed in this book of charm and grace. The book is a description of his travels, some of them unpleasant. Descriptions of animals and young children add to the interest of the novel.
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Born of American parents, English writer, naturalist and ornithologist Hudson is chiefly famous for his exotic romances. Besides highly entertaining fiction, he also wrote engrossing and informative non-fictional works.
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Hudson was such a wonderful pastoral writer (although his novel 'A Crystal Age' pushes well passed the pastoral), full of sensitive observations of nature - geography, buildings (yes, they are part of nature too), people (usually humble people) and especially birds. His childhood took place in Argentina but he always had a yearning for England. He did write about that other world too. At the start of 'Afoot in England' it appears he was undertaking his walks - free of guide books quite deliberately - with his wife. But she disappears midway through this book, is not refered too - not even obliquely - any more and I wonder what sort of tragedy might have marked his life at the time of writing. But whatever might have happened it didn't impair his ability to continue observing and reporting in a down-to-earth way (in comparison to, say, the somewhat aloof short stories of Rabindranath Tagore).Other recommendations: W H Hudson novels - 'A Crystal Age', 'Green Mansions' W H Hudson non-fiction - 'A Shepherd's Life', 'Idle Days in Patagonia' W H Hudson autobiography 'Far Away and Long Ago' Rabindranath Tagore - selected short stories
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The Stones, Salisbury Plain, Farmer's Boy, Miss Mitford, William Cobbett, Southern England, Chesil Bank, South Devon, Whitesheet Hill Browse Sample Pages:
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