Green Mansions
Green Mansions by W. H. Hudson is a reissue published by Courier Corporation in January 1989, featuring 320 pages in English. The novel follows the journey of a failed revolutionary who seeks refuge in the lush forests of south-western Venezuela. There, he meets Rima, a wood-nymph and the last of her mysterious aboriginal race, leading to a love story that is soon overshadowed by themes of cruelty and sorrow.
Readers will find a poignant exploration of the loss of wilderness and the complexities of human relationships against a backdrop of nature. The narrative serves as a bridge between nineteenth-century Romanticism and the twentieth-century ecological movement, reflecting on the dream of returning to nature while confronting the harsh realities of civilization. This edition invites readers to engage with Hudson’s literary criticism and themes of romance and drama, making it a significant addition to the canon of classic literature.
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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 mansions’ 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 bestseller 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.
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