Description
The Purple Land is a novel set in 19th-century Uruguay by William Henry Hudson, first published in 1885 under the title The Purple Land that England Lost. Initially a commercial and critical failure, it was reissued in 1904 with the full title The Purple Land, Being One Richard Lamb's Adventures in the Banda Orientál, in South America, as told by Himself.
Its critical appreciation has increased steadily over the years. Jorge Luis Borges dedicated an essay to The Purple Land in his book Other Inquisitions (1952). He compared Hudson's novel to the Odyssey and described it as perhaps the 'best work of gaucho literature.'
The novel tells the story of Richard Lamb, a young Englishman who marries a teenage Argentinian girl, Paquita, without asking her father's permission, and is forced to flee to Montevideo, Uruguay with his bride. Lamb leaves his young wife with a relative while he sets off for eastern Uruguay to find work for himself. He soon becomes embroiled in adventures with the Uruguayan gauchos and romances with local women.
Details
Publisher - Wildside Press LLC
Language - English
Perfect Bound
Contributors
By author
W H Hudson
Published Date - 2008-02-15
ISBN - 9781434461018
Dimensions - 21.6 x 13.8 x 2.3 cm
Page Count - 405
Case Bound - PPC
Contributors
By author
W H Hudson
Published Date - 2008-02-15
ISBN - 9781434461025
Dimensions - 21.6 x 13.8 x 2.6 cm
Page Count - 405
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