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A Book at Bedtime

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Far Away and Long Ago A History of My Early Life by W. H. HUDSON abridged in ten parts by JEREMY MORTIMER
Read by Ian Holm (1)
This account of an 1850s childhood on the Argentinian plains tells of a boy's love affair with nature. W. H. Hudson , later to become known as a field naturalist and novelist, writes of ostrich chases, wrestling matches with armadillos and rides across the flowering pampas.
1: Earliest Memories
Producer JEREMY MORTIMER

Contributors

Unknown:
W. H. Hudson
Unknown:
Jeremy Mortimer
Read By:
Ian Holm
Unknown:
W. H. Hudson
Producer:
Jeremy Mortimer
Source: Radio Times

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