Tarka the otter
his joyful water-life and death in the country of the Two Rivers.
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Word Count
66,250 words, Guess
Page Count
265 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivetarkaotterhisjoy00will
- Library of Congress Control Number64022826
- OCLC Control Number3013366
- Open LibraryOL5919238M
Classifications
- DDC599.7444
- LCCPZ10.3.W678 Ta10
Description
Tarka the Otter: His Joyful Water-Life and Death in the Country of the Two Rivers is a highly influential novel by Henry Williamson, first published in 1927 by G.P. Putnam's Sons with an introduction by the Hon. Sir John Fortescue. It won the Hawthornden Prize in 1928 and remains Willamson's best-known and most popular work, having never been out of print since first publication. As its title suggests, the novel describes the life of an otter, along with a detailed observation of its habitat in the country of the River Taw and River Torridge in North Devon (the "Two Rivers"); the name "Tarka" is said by Williamson to mean "Wandering as Water" (p. 10). Though often now characterised as a children's book, Tarka has influenced literary figures as diverse as Ted Hughes and Rachel Carson. (from Wikipedia)
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Genres
- Juvenile literature
Series Statement
- A Nonesuch cygnet
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