The collection contains two letters. Hudson writes to Mr. Collis, 29 Sept. 1896, instructing him to accept an offer; and to Dear [Edward] Garnett, 5 Dec., year not given [between 1905 and 1907?], describing his trip to Zennor and Gunard's Head, planning a walking trip along the Cornish coast, and asking advice about various places. The letter to Garnett has Hudson's address as 12 The Terrace, St. Ives, Cornwall. Hudson first spent time here in 1905-1907.
In Rare Books and Manuscripts, University Libraries, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 (#1973-0105R/VF Lit).
Source of Acquisition
Purchased from The Americanist, 1973.
Biographical or Historical Sketch
W.H. Hudson, author and naturalist, was born in Argentina of American parents. While growing up in Argentina, he developed a passion for the wildlife of the Pampas, particularly its birds. He eventually became disillusioned by the effect on the Pampas's ecosystem caused by large-scale immigration of bird-eating Italians. He moved to England, but was unsuccessful in obtaining employment as a naturalist, although he did contribute a number of articles to various periodicals. He wrote short stories, novels, and nature essays. His best-known novel was Green mansions (1904), a romance set in a forest in Venezuela. He was also a councillor for the Royal Society for the Protections of Birds, and campaigned vigorously for wild bird conservation.
Binding notes
Housed in ShareBox 077 boxShare077 GST/P/1/6 c.1 (Archival/Manuscript Material) bound in ShareBox 077
