Caminante incansable, cuando William H. Hudson se instala en Inglaterra comienza a recorrerla a pie, la mayor parte de las veces, y en una vieja bicicleta, otras. Es un tenaz observador de la naturaleza,...

Días de ocio en la Patagonia narra la estancia feliz de este exquisito autor en tierras patagónicas. En 1871 Hudson se adentra en la provincia de Río Negro donde permanece varios meses. Su viaje se convierte...

Una selección de entrañables anécdotas ecológicas por el autor de la obramaestra de renombre mundial _La Tierra Púrpura_. Un clásico internacional yuno de los escritores predilectos del muy selectivo...

The title of this little volume was chosen because it seems to indicate a characteristic possessed in common by the otherwise unrelated essays here brought together. They may all be described in a general...

In 'The Famous Missions of California' by William Henry Hudson, readers are taken on a historical and cultural journey through the iconic missions established in California by Franciscan missionaries....

A Crystal Age is one of the earliest science-fiction novels which deals with a utopia of the distant future. The first-person narrator, a traveler and naturalist, wakes to find himself buried in earth...

In William Henry Hudson's 'Idle Hours in a Library', the reader is gifted with a collection of essays that delve into the author's love for literature and nature. Written in a poetic and contemplative...

William Henry Hudson's novel, 'The Purple Land: The Adventures of Richard Lamb,' is a charming and adventurous tale set in the lush landscapes of Uruguay. Written in a captivating and descriptive style,...

A Crystal Age is one of the earliest science-fiction novels which deals with a utopia of the distant future. The first-person narrator, a traveler and naturalist, wakes to find himself buried in earth...

Qu’est-ce qui s’imprime dans la prunelle, laissant une marque indélébile, à la lecture de ces contes : l’herbe longue des pampas, ondulant comme la mer à perte de vue, l’ombre gigantesque du feuillage...

In William Henry Hudson's A Crystal Age, the reader is transported to a utopian society where nature reigns supreme and technology is virtually nonexistent. This dystopian classic, written in a descriptive...

William Henry Hudson, professor of English Literature in the Leland Stanford Junior University, published his essay Herbert Spencer: The Man and his Work in February 1897 on the Popular Science Monthly...

A Crystal Age is a dystopia written by W. H. Hudson. The book has been called a "significant S-F milestone" and has been noted for its anticipation of the "modern ecological mysticism" that would evolve...

Richard Lamb travels through "Banda Oriental" (Uruguay) to find himself a perfect job and a perfect girl while his wife back home is totally oblivious to his colourful and often comic misadventures. Richard...

Il Mondo di Cristallo (A Crystal Age) è un romanzo appartenente al genere della narrativa distopica, vale a dire anti utopica, e anch’esso, a somiglianza del romanzo di Jefferies, collocato in una ucronia,...

William Henry Hudson's 'The Purple Land' is a classic novel that beautifully captures the romanticism and adventure of South America in the 19th century. Written in a lyrical and descriptive style, the...

In 'The Purple Land' by William Henry Hudson, the reader is transported to the vibrant and picturesque landscapes of Uruguay through the eyes of the protagonist, young Richard Lamb. The book is a beautifully...

Green Mansions: A Romance of the Tropical Forest is a narration of his life story by Abel, a Venezuelan, to a comrade. Once a wealthy young man, he meddled in politics to the extent of provoking a revolution......

During the later part of his life Hudson lived in southern England, where he was involved very early on with the RSPB . Birds and Man is a slow moving work where Hudson discusses his love of birds, and...

Hudson traveled to Patagonia to study the birds, but shortly upon arrival accidentally shot himself in the knee, requiring a lengthy period of idleness to recover, hence the title of the book. It's not...

Hudson wrote this classic work in 1910; it is admiringly mentioned by many other writers. It focuses on the memories of a head shepherd, Caleb Bawcombe, so it is concerned with the period of mid to late...

In the tranquil countryside of the English South Downs, William Henry Hudson weaves a captivating tapestry of rural life in "A Shepherd's Life." Through the eyes of a humble shepherd, we embark on a journey...

In the untamed wilderness of Uruguay, where the vast grasslands meet the rolling hills, a tale of adventure and romance unfolds. "The Purple Land" by William Henry Hudson transports readers to a world...

En plein coeur de l’Amazonie, au bord du fleuve Orénoque, s’étend un bois mystérieux hanté par un chant mélodieux, dont on ne sait s’il s’échappe du gosier d’un oiseau ou de la gorge d’une femme. À moins...

Welcome to the Essential Novelists book series, were we present to you the best works of remarkable authors. For this book, the literary critic August Nemo has chosen the two most important and meaningful...

Tales of Time Warps: 20 Sci-Fi Classics is an enthralling anthology of groundbreaking time-travel and speculative fiction that explores humanity's imagination across eras. Each tale in this collection...