W. H. Hudson (1841–1922)
Author of Green Mansions
About the Author
William Henry Hudson was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on August 4, 1841 to American parents. He developed a heart condition as a teenager and finally moved to England in 1870. He wrote several novels including The Purple Land, El Ombú, and Green Mansions. He also published numerous books on show more ornithology and the English countryside including Argentine Ornithology, British Birds, Afoot in England, A Shepherd's Life, Dead Man's Plack, A Traveller in Little Things, and A Hind in Richmond Park. He died on August 18, 1922. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Disambiguation Notice:
Hudson was known under both the English (William Henry) and Spanish (Guillermo Enrique) versions of his forenames. He used the pseudonym Henry Harford to publish his novel Fan. Please do not combine with the "William Henry Hudson" page, as there is another author of the same name.
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Series
Works by W. H. Hudson
Nature in Downland and an Old Thorn 5 copies
Alma y la neblina blanca 4 copies
Men, books, and birds 4 copies
English Birds and Green Places 3 copies
Birds of Wing and Other Wild Things 2 copies
The Story of a Piebald Horse 2 copies
A Hudson Anthology 2 copies
The Best of W. H. Hudson 2 copies
Lost British Birds, &c 2 copies
Páginas escogidas 1 copy
La banda orientale: romanzo 1 copy
Marta Riquelme 1 copy
The Red Squirrel 1 copy
The best of W.H. Hudson 1 copy
Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. (2012) 1 copy
The Scarlet Letter 1 copy
Associated Works
The Big Book of Favorite Horse Stories: Twenty-Five Outstanding Stories by Distinguished Authors (1965) — Contributor — 159 copies
The Sophisticated Cat: A Gathering of Stories, Poems, and Miscellaneous Writings About Cats (1992) — Contributor — 100 copies
British country life in spring and summer : the book of the open air (1907) — Contributor — 3 copies
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- Legal name
- Hudson, William Henry
- Other names
- Hudson, Guillermo Enrique
- Birthdate
- 1841-08-04
- Date of death
- 1922-08-18
- Burial location
- Broadwater Cemetery, Worthing, England
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Place of death
- London, England, UK
- Places of residence
- Worthing, West Sussex, England, UK
London, England, UK
Penzance, Cornwall, England, UK
Buenos Aires, Argentina - Occupations
- author
naturalist
ornithologist - Organizations
- Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (founding member)
- Disambiguation notice
- Hudson was known under both the English (William Henry) and Spanish (Guillermo Enrique) versions of his forenames. He used the pseudonym Henry Harford to publish his novel Fan. Please do not combine with the "William Henry Hudson" page, as there is another author of the same name.
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- Works
- 74
- Also by
- 17
- Members
- 3,284
- Popularity
- #7,793
- Rating
- 3.7
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- ISBNs
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- Languages
- 8
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