A Shepherd's Life: Impressions of the South Wiltshire Downs

W. H. Hudson, born William Henry Hudson on August 4, 1841, in Quilmes, near Buenos Aires, Argentina, to American parents of English ancestry, was a naturalist, writer, and ornithologist who spent his youth studying the local flora and fauna before moving to England in 1869. Once relocated, Hudson's literary career began to flourish. His most enduring works often blend his deep love of nature with ...