The curious call of an unseen bird lures a young European explorer deeper and deeper into the jungle, where he encounters the source of the siren song - a lovely, half-wild girl with mysterious powers. Thus begins the romance between Abel, a revolutionary hiding among an Indian tribe in the Venezuelan rainforest, and Rima, who speaks the languages of birds and longs to return to the land of her birth to be reunited with others of her kind. Written...

W. H. Hudson's trailblazing story of a pastoral utopia that harbors a dark secret After a landslide, Smith awakens groggy and confused. The landscape around him has changed dramatically. He wanders through the countryside, searching for any semblance of civilization, until a family takes him in. As he recounts what happened to him and where he came from, it dawns on Smith that he has somehow left his own world behind and awoken somewhere entirely...

This charming travelogue from William Henry Hudson, expert birdwatcher and renowned chronicler of English country life, gives readers unparalleled access to the quaint rhythms of village existence at the turn of the twentieth century. These essays and observations will please readers who have a love for English culture and the great outdoors. As part of our mission to publish great works of literary fiction and nonfiction, Sheba Blake Publishing Corp....

'The Naturalist In La Plata' is a collection of essays by Argentinian naturalist William Henry Hudson, first published in 1895. They primarily concern the Pampas, an area in the South American lowlands where Hudson grew up, and constitute a masterful blend of scientific content and interesting stories, anecdotes, and other titbits from his observations of the area. Contents include: "The Desert Pampas", "Cub Puma, Or Lion Of America", "Wave Of Life",...

First published in 1915, 'Birds and Man' is a collection of interesting and entertaining personal anecdotes relating to birds by W. H. Hudson. This volume contains beautiful descriptions of nature and offers us a unique insight into the habits of birds, making it highly recommended for all lovers of nature writing and ornithology. Contents include: 'Birds at their Best', 'Birds and Man', 'Daws in the West Country', 'Early Spring in Savernake Forest',...

'A Little Boy Lost' is a 1905 novel by W. H. Hudson. It is the charming tale of Martin, a young boy who walks a bit further from his house every day each day until he reaches mystical land full of talkative animals, friendly gnomes, and mist people. Includes a specially commissioned new biography of the author.

Renowned naturalist William Henry Hudson became an expert on birds and wrote a number of eloquent and popular books about them. In British Birds, he turns his superbly observant eye to the appearance, language, and life of all the birds of the British Isles (and to the few vacationers).

William Henry Hudson spent the first 18 years of his life living among the stunning landscape of the Argentine Pampas and studying the diverse flora and fauna there. This fascinating autobiography of his early years, shows a young man with an enquiring mind that would help him become the leading ornithologist of his day, he was fascinated by the interactions of animals and humans alike, living on the border of what was then a wild frontier.

This edition of WH Hudson's novella El Ombú (together with three other stories of the Argentinian pampas: "The Story of a Piebald Horse", "Niño Diablo" and "Marta Riquelme", as well as an appendix to the original tale) includes an extensive critical introduction by Hudson scholar David Miller. W H (William Henry) Hudson was born in Argentina in 1841, the son of Americans of British ancestry, and moved to England in 1874. He was distinguished as...

"El Ombu" is a short story by Argentinian writer William Hudson. The tale revolves around an old man who recounts his life story and the notable encounters he has had with various people during the long time he spent living on and around a rural estate in colonial Argentina. This book is highly recommend for fans of folklore and short stories and those with an interest in Argentinian history. William Henry Hudson (1841–1922) was an Argentinian ornithologist...