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Far Away and Long Ago

by William Henry Hudson

The author grew up in Argentina in the late 1800's and he describes a fantastical natural world, at least to those of us who grew up in the tame North American forests. The ostriches, the vaqueros, the cattle, the birds. As a boy he falls in love with birds and, although he studies and appreciates all of nature, the birds are his first love. Despite having no formal education, a few tutors helping him and his brothers with the basics, he has the most lyrical and moving way of writing.

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English

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English

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1918

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William Henry Hudson known in Argentina as Guillermo Enrique Hudson  was an Anglo-Argentine author, naturalist and ornithologist. Hudson was the son of Daniel Hudson and his wife Catherine (n&ea...

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