“There are few places in England where you can get so much wildness and desolation of sea and sandhills, wood, green marsh and grey saltings as at Wells in Norfolk.”
Quote by William Henry Hudson
Work
Birds and Green Places: A Selection from the Writings of W.H. Hudson
English detailed description more
Author
William Henry Hudson
William Henry Hudson, born on August 4, 1841, and died on August 18, 1922, was a renowned British naturalist writer. He is known for his detailed descriptions of the natural world and profound insights into the relationship between humans and nature. more
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