Henry Williamson: Tarka and the Last Romantic Biography and Diary (Biography, Letters & Diaries)
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| Rating | : | 4.26 (778 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0750906391 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Terry Atwood said More should know about this author.. An interesting biography about one of the most underrated English authors of the "More should know about this author." according to Terry Atwood. An interesting biography about one of the most underrated English authors of the 20th century. Known primarily -- and, for many, solely -- for his very popular "Tarka the Otter," one should also be made aware that Henry Williamson's works include, in numerous volumes, one of the best living histories of World War 1 and its surrounding times. Enjoy this biography, and if you don't know Williamson's works, you are in for. 0th century. Known primarily -- and, for many, solely -- for his very popular "Tarka the Otter," one should also be made aware that Henry Williamson's works include, in numerous volumes, one of the best living histories of World War 1 and its surrounding times. Enjoy this biography, and if you don't know Williamson's works, you are in for
"Anyone interested in the literature of our countryside will want to read and keep this book, but Williamson's life as recounted here is a story well worth reading for its own sake." -- Country Life - UK
When Tarka the Otter was first published in 1927, it was warmly praised by Thomas Hardy and was awarded the Hawthornden Prize. The book also discusses his relationships with women and with his children. It also established its author, Henry Williamson, as a writer of considerable stature. From this period sprang his Village tales, and other natural history writings, which depict accurately and with feeling the countryside and people with which he was surrounded. His first marriage to Loetitia Hibbert, though theyhad six children, was coloured by his extra-marital liaisons, especially his long affair with Ann Thomas, who bore him a daughter. For a while he was happy in his second marriage which gave him the stability with which to write the great work of his later years, A Chronicle of Anci. Altogether he wrote over fifty books, including his first work, The Flax of Dream tetralogy, and Salar the Salmon, while the series of his later years, A Chronicle of Ancient Sunlight, was published to widespread acclaim. He was a soldier in the First World War, fighting on the Western Front and participating in the Christmas Truce; it is on this period of his life that the Chronicle novels of the 1950s draw, his descriptions of life in the trenches considered by many to be the finest of their kind. Born in Brockley, Henry Williamson spent his early life in south-east London, and it was during his explorations of the Kent countryside th