Title:
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AFOOT IN ENGLAND
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By: |
W. H. Hudson |
Format: |
Paperback |
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£9.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
1906780242 |
ISBN 13: |
9781906780241 |
Publisher: |
JOHN BEAUFOY PUBLISHING LTD |
Pub. date: |
1 July, 2010 |
Pages: |
312 |
Description: |
William Henry Hudson (1841-1922) was born in Argentina, the son of settlers of US origin. Having settled in England in 1869, he later achieved fame with his books on the English countryside, which can be sympathetic and lyrical, but also sharply witty. |
Synopsis: |
Hudson is also an observant naturalist who describes the landscapes and the birds with an affectionate eye. (He was a founder member of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds). STANFORDS TRAVEL CLASSICS Stanfords Travel Classics feature some of the finest historical travel writing in the English language Hailing from both sides of the Atlantic, the authors included are as diverse as Edith Wharton, Henry James, Ernest Shackleton and Alfred Russel Wallace. Every title has been reset in a contemporary typeface, and has been printed to a high-quality production specification, to create a series that every lover of fine travel literature will want to collect and keep |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
John Beaufoy Publishing Ltd |
Returns: |
Non-returnable |