| Green Mansions: A Romance of the Tropical Forest Reissue Edition Contributor(s): Hudson, W. H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486259935 ISBN-13: 9780486259932 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $11.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2014 Annotation: Modern classic tells the compelling story of Rima, a strange birdlike girl of the jungle, and Abel, the European who falls in love with her. The book owes much of its popularity to the mystic, near-religious feeling that pervades the story and the beauty of Rima's halting, poetic expressions. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Romance - General - Literary Collections - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 89011991 |
| Series: Dover Books on Literature & Drama |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 5.37" W x 8.48" (0.75 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 19786 Reading Level: 7.8 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 15.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The curious call of an unseen bird lures a young European explorer deeper and deeper into the jungle, where he encounters the source of the siren song -- a lovely, half-wild girl with mysterious powers. Thus begins the romance between Abel, a revolutionary hiding among an Indian tribe in the Venezuelan rainforest, and Rima, who speaks the languages of birds and longs to return to the land of her birth to be reunited with others of her kind. Written by a British naturalist with a deep love and knowledge of wilderness areas, the richly colored tale transports readers to the lush atmosphere of the Amazonian outback. Originally published in 1904, this haunting classic offers a narrative of lyric beauty as well as a fascinating link between nineteenth-century Romanticism and modern environmentalism. |