Green Mansions by W H Hudson
A failed revolutionary attempt drives the hero of Hudson's novel to seek refuge in the primeval forests of south-western Venezuela. There, in the 'green mansion' of the title, Abel encounters the wood-nymph Rima, the last survivor of a mysterious aboriginal race. The love that flowers between them is soon overshadowed by cruelty and sorrow. One of the acknowledged masters of natural history writing, W. H. Hudson forms an important link between nineteenth-century Romanticism and the twentieth-century ecological movement. First published in 1904 and a best-seller after its reissue a dozen years later, Green Mansions offers its readers a poignant meditation on the loss of wilderness, the dream of a return to nature, and the bitter reality of the encounter between savage and civilized man.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 | 9780192832887 |
| ISBN 10 | 0192832883 |
| Title | Green Mansions |
| Author | W H Hudson |
| Series | Oxford World's Classics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 1998-09-10 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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