A Traveller in Little Things - Couverture souple

Hudson, W H

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1596050594 ISBN 13 : 9781596050594

Editeur : Cosimo Classics, 2005

Synopsis

"You are a traveller in little things--in something very small--which takes you into the villages and hamlets, where you meet and converse with small farmers, innkeepers, labourers and their wives, with other persons who live on the land. In this way you get to hear a good deal about rent and cost of living, and what the people are able and not able to do." Thus was described William Henry Hudson, who was delighted with this portrayal. Hudson was a writer, naturalist, and trained ornithologist from Argentina, a son of Anglo-American parents who wrote exclusively in English. While many of his books dealt with South American life--including Green Mansions, The Purple Land, and the autobiographical Far Away and Long Ago--he also focused on Britain, to which he emigrated in 1874. A Traveller in Little Things is one such title, a collection of essays and sketches, many of which were originally printed in The New Statesman, The Saturday Review, The Nation, and The Cornhill Magazine. Throughout, Hudson's keen observations, lively writing, and charming anecdotes make this a delightful collection of "little things" from one of the most unique writers of his generation.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

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Présentation de l'éditeur

We know that our senses are subject to decay that from our middle years they are decaying all the time; but happily it is as if we didn¿t know and didn¿t believe.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cosimo Classics
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1596050594
• ISBN 13: 9781596050594
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 352
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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