Afoot in England by W H Hudson

Afoot in England by W H Hudson

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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.

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Afoot in England by W H Hudson

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

William Henry Hudson, a former professor of English literature at Stanford University, now works at the University of London's University Extension Board as a staff lecturer in literature. He is the author of a number of books, including An Introduction to the Study of Literature, Rousseau and Naturalism in Life and Thought, An Introduction to Herbert Spencer's Philosophy, and others.

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ISBN 13 9781906780241
ISBN 10 1906780242
Title Afoot in England
Author W H Hudson
Series Stanfords Travel Classics Ser
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher John Beaufoy Publishing Ltd
Year published 2010-08-26
Number of pages 312
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