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William Henry Hudson

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born

in Quilmes Partido, Argentina

August 04, 1841

died

August 18, 1922

gender

male

genre

Literature & Fiction, Outdoors & Nature

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William Henry Hudson was an author, naturalist and ornithologist. He was born in the Quilmes Partido in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, where he is considered to belong to the national literature as Guillermo Enrique Hudson, the Spanish version of his name. He spent his youth studying the local flora and fauna and observing both natural and human dramas on what was then a lawless frontier, publishing his ornithological work in Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society, initially in an English mingled with Spanish idioms. He settled in England during 1869. He produced a series of ornithological studies, including Argentine Ornithology (1888-1899) and British Birds (1895), and later achieved fame with his books on the English countryside,...more

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Average rating: 3.70 · 1,341 ratings · 152 reviews · 81 distinct works · Similar authors

	Green Mansions 3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 1,099 ratings — published 1904 — 92 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Purple Land 3.61 of 5 stars 3.61 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 1885 — 22 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Far Away and Long Ago 4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 1918 — 36 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Idle Days in Patagonia 3.24 of 5 stars 3.24 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1893 — 12 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Crystal Age 2.81 of 5 stars 2.81 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1887 — 24 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Shepherd's Life 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1910 — 19 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Story of the Renaissance 2.82 of 5 stars 2.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1996 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Afoot in England 3.42 of 5 stars 3.42 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1909 — 16 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tales of the Pampas 3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1916 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El Ombu 3.4 of 5 stars 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1911 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“There are many Green Dragons in this world of wayside inns, even as there are many White Harts, Red Lions, Silent Women and other incredible things...”
― William Henry Hudson

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