Finding W.H. Hudson: The Writer Who Came to Britain to Save the Birds

by Conor Jameson

Overview

A century after W.H. Hudson's death, this long-overdue tribute to perhaps our most significant writer-naturalist and wildlife campaigner traces his path through a dramatic and turbulent era: from his journey to Britain from Argentina in 1874 to the unveiling of a monument and bird sanctuary in his honour 50 years later in the heart of Hyde Park.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781784273286
Publisher:	Pelagic Publishing
Publication date:	09/01/2023
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	6.19(w) x 8.98(h) x 0.82(d)

About the Author

Conor Mark Jameson, an award-winning writer and naturalist, is author of Silent Spring Revisited, Shrewdunnit and Looking for the Goshawk. He is a feature writer and has written for television and radio. He is Scots-Irish, Ugandan-born and lives in a corner of the forest in Cambridgeshire.

Editorial Reviews

This is a compelling tribute to Hudson who would be delighted to know that many of the bird species lost in the Victorian era are now returning.

I've got Hudson at last and it really is a fascinating story - I remember him looking down on Council meetings at Sandy and now its great to know why he's there.

Jameson does a masterly job in bringing together the threads, an excellent and entertaining tour of a fascinating life - this book should be in the collection of everyone who has an interest in nature writers, birds or environmental campaigning as well as anyone who fancies a rattling good story with a colourful cast of English eccentrics and Edwardian radicals.

This excellent book justifiably puts Mr Hudson right up there with the finest.

I for one am grateful to the author for reacquainting me with [Hudson] and vastly expanding my knowledge of him.

A must read for anyone with an interest in British ornithological history.

It is evident that the book is well researched, with Jameson drawing on a broad range of sources, and it is well written. It is refreshing to see a biographer's obvious interest in his or her subject come through so clearly, in a genre where the scholarly approach usually restricts such personal reflection.

...through his tireless and often inventive research (which must have taken many hours), Jameson has provided as fully-rounded a portrait as conceivable, with plentiful insights and anecdotes

Plaudits to Conor Mark Jameson for his timely biography of a fascinating naturalist.

Impeccably researched... sparkles with skilfully drawn portraits of Hudson's female collaborators [and] such friends as "Don Roberto". A creative blend of detective work and narrative intuition

...an intimate and engrossing account. Conor is a consummate story teller. His enthusiasm is infectious and he has done the hard yards of research... I enjoyed this book immensely

Jameson has done a wonderful job in researching Hudson's life... It is fascinating.

This is a warm and welcome representation of an exceptional man

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