- Hardcover: 323 pages
- Publisher: Buccaneer Books (Aug 1982)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0899663745
- ISBN-13: 978-0899663746
- Product Dimensions: 22.2 x 14.4 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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A failed revolutionary attempt drives the hero of Hudson's novel to seek refuge in the primeval forests of south-western Venezuela. There, in the 'green mansion' of the title, Abel encounters the wood-nymph Rima, the last survivor of a mysterious aboriginal race. The love that flowers between them is soon overshadowed by cruelty and sorrow. One of the acknowledged masters of natural history writing, W. H. Hudson forms an important link between nineteenth-century Romanticism and the twentieth-century ecological movement. First published in 1904 and a best-seller after its reissue a dozen years later, Green Mansions offers its readers a poignant meditation on the loss of wilderness, the dream of a return to nature, and the bitter reality of the encounter between savage and civilized man.
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Ian Duncan is Barbara and Carlisle Moore Professor of English at the University of Oregon.
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Now that we are cool, he said, and regret that we hurt each other, I am not sorry that it happened. Read the first page
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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A haunting, unforgettable and most unusual love story,
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This review is from: Green Mansions: A Romance of the Tropical Forest (Dover Books on Literature & Drama) (Paperback)
I first read this book around forty-five years ago, and I still have that old paperback copy, as it's one book I cannot give away. I can still close my eyes and remember the atmosphere it evoked when I read it all those years ago. It's truly unique and unforgettable; why no one else seems to know about this book is a very baffling question, as it's a masterpiece.
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A touching love story.,
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This review is from: Green Mansions: A Romance of the Tropical Forest (Dover Books on Literature & Drama) (Paperback)
I think the story was beautifully written. It is unique in its perspective. So few romances are written from a man's point of view. I was utterly engrossed in the story and i have read it many times. It didn't get a 10 because of the ending. It was really good, but.. well... I don't want to give it away. Let's just say it must be a guy thing. I do encourage any fans of romance and fantasy to read it. It is absolutely wonderful.
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This book really took me by surprise!,
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This review is from: Green Mansions: A Romance of the Tropical Forest (Dover Books on Literature & Drama) (Paperback)
If someone were to describe the entire feeling that explodes from this book, it would take an entire century. The emotions of the characters were undescribeable. They just poured right off the page. Not all love stories have page after page of adrenaline pumping literature. As the main character chases after his secret admirer, she leads him further and further into her invisible trap of love. Then the secret begins to unfold.
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