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The Purple Land Being the Narrative of One Richard Lamb's Adventures in The Banda Orientál, in South America, as Told By Himself

The Purple Land Being the Narrative of One Richard Lamb's Adventures in The Banda Orientál, in South America, as Told By Himself

by Hudson, W. H. (William Henry), 1841-1922

BookID: 7132

Language:English

Reading Level:Reading ease score: 72.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Copyright Status:Public domain in the USA.

Adventure storiesBritish -- Uruguay -- FictionUruguay -- Fiction

Description

"The Purple Land" by W. H. Hudson is a novel published in 1885. When young Englishman Richard Lamb elopes with an Argentinian girl without her father's consent, he flees to Uruguay seeking work. His journey plunges him into dangerous adventures with gauchos, rebel guerrillas, and romantic entanglements across the wild countryside. As Lamb navigates battles, escapes, and forbidden encounters, he gradually questions everything he believed about civilization, freedom, and where he truly belongs. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Class:PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

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