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First published in 1885, The Purple Land was the first novel of William Henry Hudson, author of Green Mansions. The Anglo-Argentine naturalist distinguished himself both as one of the finest craftsmen of prose in English literature and as a thinker on ecological matters far... Read Full Overview

The Purple Land is a novel set in 19th century Uruguay by William Henry Hudson, first published in 1885 under the title The Purple Land that England Lost. Initially a commercial and critical failure, it was reissued in 1904 with the full title The Purple Land, Being One Richard... Read Full Overview

LA TIERRA PURPUREA se public por primera vez en el a o 1885. Al referirse Hudson a esta bell sima novela, en su prefacio a la edici n de 1904, dice: "Algunas noticias acerca del libro aparecieron en la prensa, una o dos de las m s serias revistas literarias, critic ndolo -no... Read Full Overview

Excerpt: ...and more powerful song than the English bird. On the other side of the hedge was the potrero, or paddock, where a milch-cow with two or three horses were kept. The manservant, whose name was Nepomucino, presided over orchard and paddock, also to some extent over the... Read Full Overview

"The Purple Land: Richard Lamb's Odyssey in the Banda Orient l" by W. H. Hudson, also known as Guillermo Enrique Hudson in Argentina, debuted in 1885, offering a captivating narrative that intertwines adventure, romance, and self-discovery. Follow the escapades of Richard... Read Full Overview

"The Purple Land" is a novel by W. H. Hudson, a British-Argentine author known for his naturalist writing. The book tells the story of Richard Lamb, a young Englishman who travels to Uruguay in search of adventure and fortune. Set against the backdrop of the Uruguayan countryside,... Read Full Overview

A South American "Western", set in a period of revolutionary turmoil, penned by a son of U.S. immigrants, later living in England, and reflecting with great affection the Patagonia of his younger life. W.H. Hudson wrote the famous romantic novel Green Mansions and many other... Read Full Overview