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4.0 out of 5 stars
a view from the ground (around 1900),
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This review is from: Afoot in England (Paperback)
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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Afoot in England by W. H. Hudson (Paperback - August 21, 2008)
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