"A classic of nature writing, Tarka the Otter was beloved by Rachel Carson, Ted Hughes, and Thomas Hardy, and is a survival story influenced by the author's time fighting in World War I.In the wild there is no safety. The otter cub Tarka grows up with his mother and sisters, learning to swim, to catch fish--and to fear the cry of the hunter and the flash of the metal trap. Soon he must fend for himself, travelling through rivers, woods, ..."
"A beautiful hardback edition.TARKA THE OTTER is the classic story of an otter living in the Devonshire countryside which captures the feel of life in the wild as seen through the otter's own eyes. The story's atmosphere and detail make it easy to see why Tarka has become one of the best-loved creatures in world literature.Henry William Williamson was born in 1895 in Brockley, south-east London. The then semi-rural location provided easy ..."
"Beginning in the winter of 1940/1 and ending with the uneasy 'sunrise' of peace in 1945, this volume sees Phillip Maddison striving idealistically to hold a balance while lamenting the division and possible total ruin of Europe, as he copes ..."
The Phoenix Generation by HenryWilliamson Paperback, 384 Pages, Published 2011 by Faber And Faber, United Kingdom ISBN-13: 978-0-571-27808-4, ISBN: 0-571-27808-6
"In this novel of the troubled and decadent years before the Second World War, Phillip Maddison sees the survivors of the Western Front as a phoenix generation impelled to reject the past in order to make a country 'fit for heroes'."
Donkey Boy (A Chronicle of Ancient Sunlight) by HenryWilliamson Paperback, 400 Pages, Published 2011 by Faber And Faber ISBN-13: 978-0-571-27108-5, ISBN: 0-571-27108-1
"Donkey Boy (1952) was the second entry in Henry Williamson's fifteen-volume A Chronicle of Ancient Sunlight spanning the years from the late Victorian period to the Second World War. It tells of Richard Maddison's first-born Phillip, nicknamed 'donkey boy' because his life was saved in infancy by being fed with ass' milk. The boy grows up in the Edwardian era, something of a misfit, at odds with his father. "With extraordinary skill and ..."
Love and the Loveless A Soldier's Tale (A Chronicle of Ancient Sunlight) by HenryWilliamson Paperback, 384 Pages, Published 2011 by Faber And Faber ISBN-13: 978-0-571-27525-0, ISBN: 0-571-27525-7
"Love and the Loveless (1958) was the seventh entry in Henry Williamson's fifteen-volume A Chronicle of Ancient Sunlight spanning the years from the late Victorian period to the Second World War. The year covered by this novel, 1917, was perhaps the darkest of the Great War, with widespread mutinies in the French Army after the disastrous Nivelle offensive. Phillip Maddison is now a young transport officer, tending pack animals, survivin ..."
The Dark Lantern Part 1: Phillip Maddison (Paperback) by HenryWilliamson Paperback, 430 Pages, Published 2010 by Faber & Faber ISBN-13: 978-0-571-27003-3, ISBN: 0-571-27003-4
"This is the classic story of an otter living in the Devonshire countryside which captures the feel of life in the wild as seen through the otter's own eyes."
"This novel of one man's experiences during World War I captures the grim flavour of the ordinary man caught up in a conflict over which he has no control. John Bullock is the archetypal soldier, fighting out of patriotism for a cause he does not understand and facing the terrors of trench warfare."
The Power of the Dead(Updated) (A Chronicle of Ancient Sunlight) by HenryWilliamson, Anne Williamson Paperback, 368 Pages, Published 1999 by Society For Promoting Christian ISBN-13: 978-0-7509-2153-4, ISBN: 0-7509-2153-6
"It is the summer of 1926 and Phillip and Lucy are now living at Skirr Farm. Though only too aware of the difficulties caused by industrial unrest and the agricultural depression, Philip determines to make the farm a success. However, as well as caring for his young son Billy and his wife after the birth of their new baby, he soon finds himself drawn into resolving the financial difficulties in which Lucy's brothers find themselves. And ..."
TARKA THE OTTER(Reprint) by HenryWilliamson Paperback, 287 Pages, Published 1995 by Puffin Books Import ISBN-13: 978-0-14-130163-1, ISBN: 0-14-130163-5
"Puffin paperback edition of the story of an otter"
"This is the classic story of an otter living in the Devonshire countryside, which captures the feel of life in the wild as seen through the otter's own eyes."
Tarka the Otter His Joyful Water-Life and Death in the Two Rivers (Puffin Books) by HenryWilliamson, C. F. Tunnicliffe Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 1963 by Puffin ISBN-13: 978-0-14-030060-4, ISBN: 0-14-030060-0
"A Puffin Book - stories that last a lifetime. Puffin Modern Classics are relaunched under a new logo: A Puffin Book. There are 20 titles to collect in the series, listed below, all with exciting new covers and child-friendly endnotes. TARKA THE OTTER is the classic story of an otter living in the Devonshire countryside which captures the feel of life in the wild as seen through the otter's own eyes. The story's atmosphere and detail m ..."
Dandelion Days by HenryWilliamson Hardcover, Published 2019 by Forgotten Books, United States ISBN-13: 978-0-483-32338-4, ISBN: 0-483-32338-1
The Beautiful Years A Tale of Childhood (Classic Reprint) (Paperback) by HenryWilliamson Paperback, Published 2015 by Forgotten Books, United States ISBN-13: 978-1-330-28251-9, ISBN: 1-330-28251-5