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“Henry Williamson’s stories of English wild life written after the Great War of 1914 – 18 are considered by many to be his finest work. The small villages of Devon, set between the Severn Estuary to the north and the rivers of Dartmoor to the south, provide the well known setting for this collection of tales about birds, animals, fish and the country people who lived there. Written throughout the period when Williamson was at work on TARKA THE OTTER, the tales are harsh, often highlighting the difficulties of rural life. Yet their truth of detail gives an astonishing indication of Williamson’s remarkable attunement with the English countryside and wild life. He can truly be said to have achieved his ‘ambition to bring the sight of water, tree, fish, sky and other life onto paper.’