The Purple land

The Purple Land (1885) by William Henry Hudson is a romantic adventure novel set in 19th-century Uruguay. The story is narrated by Richard Lamb, a young Englishman who elopes with Paquita, a Spanish-Uruguayan woman. Fleeing to her homeland, he finds himself in a country torn by civil strife and political unrest. After Paquita is captured by her relatives, Richard embarks on a daring quest across t...