Living in the Sound of the Wind
A Personal Quest for W.H. Hudson, Naturalist and Writer from the River Plate
Published on 4. June 2015
304 pages
978-1-4721-0634-6 (ISBN)
Description
W. H. Hudson was brought up on the pampas, where he learnt from gauchos about frontier life. After moving to London in 1874, Hudson lived in extreme poverty. Like his friend Joseph Conrad, Hudson was an exile, adapting to England. He never returned to Argentina.
Wilson unravels Hudson's English dream, his natural history rambles, and his work to protect birds. He remains both a complex witness to his homeland before mass immigration and to his England of the mind, before the urban sprawl.
Praise for Jason Wilson:
Tireless, shrewd, erudite Jason Wilson, mixing hard fact and anthology, provides the perfect outfit of allusion and comparative experience - Jonathan Keates, Observer
Put his treasure trove into your pocket. - Anthony Sattin, Sunday Times
The idea is so simple that it must be original. This inaugural book might prove to be a landmark. - Nicholas Shakespeare, Daily Telegraph
Wilson unravels Hudson's English dream, his natural history rambles, and his work to protect birds. He remains both a complex witness to his homeland before mass immigration and to his England of the mind, before the urban sprawl.
Praise for Jason Wilson:
Tireless, shrewd, erudite Jason Wilson, mixing hard fact and anthology, provides the perfect outfit of allusion and comparative experience - Jonathan Keates, Observer
Put his treasure trove into your pocket. - Anthony Sattin, Sunday Times
The idea is so simple that it must be original. This inaugural book might prove to be a landmark. - Nicholas Shakespeare, Daily Telegraph
Reviews / Votes
an original project and a worthwhile one . . . a vivid and believable account . . . many enlivening insights - Times Literary SupplementMore details
Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Little, Brown Book Group
Edition type
Digital original
Illustrations
Integrated b/w images.
File size
11,27 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4721-0634-6 (9781472106346)
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A Personal Quest for W.H. Hudson, Naturalist and Writer from the River Plate
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Person
Jason Wilson, Emeritus Professor at University College London, has written books on Octavio Paz, Jorge Luis Borges, Pablo Neruda, Alexander von Humboldt and travel companions on Latin America, the Andes and Buenos Aires. He spends his time between London and Buenos Aires.
