A Crystal Age is a dystopia written by W. H. Hudson. The book has been called a «significant S-F milestone» and has been noted for its anticipation of the «modern ecological mysticism» that would evolve a century later. The story involvestraveller and amateur naturalist namedSmithwho regains consciousness «under a heap of earth and stones.» He is astounded to discover that he is entwined in the roots of plants, as though they have been growing around him. Extricating himself and surveying the...
Richard Lamb travels through «Banda Oriental» (Uruguay) to find himself a perfect job and a perfect girl while his wife back home is totally oblivious to his colourful and often comic misadventures. Richard finds himself in various tricky spots, amongst natives and eventually comes to an important realisation—English imperialism is bad for this place!Jorge Luis Borges dedicated an essay to The Purple Land in his book Other Inquisitions. He compared Hudson's novel to the Odyssey and...
"Idle Hours in a Library" by William Henry Hudson. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and...
Richard Lamb travels through «Banda Oriental» (Uruguay) to find himself a perfect job and a perfect girl while his wife back home is totally oblivious to his colourful and often comic misadventures. Richard finds himself in various tricky spots, amongst natives and eventually comes to an important realisation—English imperialism is bad for this place!Jorge Luis Borges dedicated an essay to The Purple Land in his book Other Inquisitions. He compared Hudson's novel to the Odyssey and...
"The Famous Missions of California" by William Henry Hudson. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly...
A Crystal Age is a dystopia written by W. H. Hudson. The book has been called a «significant S-F milestone» and has been noted for its anticipation of the «modern ecological mysticism» that would evolve a century later. The story involvestraveller and amateur naturalist namedSmithwho regains consciousness «under a heap of earth and stones.» He is astounded to discover that he is entwined in the roots of plants, as though they have been growing around him. Extricating himself and surveying the...
