Birds in Town and Village by W. H. (William Henry) Hudson
page 1 of 195 (00%)
page 1 of 195 (00%)
|
BIRDS IN TOWN & VILLAGE
BY W. H. HUDSON, F.Z.S. AUTHOR OF "THE PURPLE LAND," "IDLE DAYS IN PATAGONIA," "FAR AWAY AND LONG AGO," ETC. 1920 PREFACE This book is more than a mere reprint of _Birds in a Village_ first published in 1893. That was my first book about bird life, with some impressions of rural scenes, in England; and, as is often the case with a first book, its author has continued to cherish a certain affection for it. On this account it pleased me when its turn came to be reissued, since this gave me the opportunity of mending some faults in the portions retained and of throwing out a good deal of matter which appeared to me not worth keeping. The first portion, "Birds in a Village," has been mostly rewritten with some fresh matter added, mainly later observations and incidents |
|