Green Mansions (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: W. H. Hudson
- First Published: 1904
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—Magical Realism
- Time of Work: About 1875
- Setting: A tropical forest near the border of Guyana and Venezuela
- Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: Values, Memory, Mothers, Parents and children, Traveling or travelers, Nature, Supernatural, Nineteenth century, Extrasensory perception or powers, Native Americans or American Indians, Death or dying, Revenge, Guyana or Guyanese people, Jungles or rain forests, Adventure, Loneliness, Bereavement or grief, Hunting or hunters, South America or South Americans, Venezuela
- Locales: Venezuela, Georgetown, Guyana
The Plot
Abel Guevez de Argensola, a member of a wealthy Venezuelan family, joins a conspiracy to overthrow the government. When the plot is discovered, he is forced to flee into the wilderness of Guyana. After months of illness and misfortune, he settles in the village of an Indian chief named Runi. Near the village is a forest in which lives a supernatural creature who kills hunters.
Undaunted, Abel enters the forest and discovers abundant wildlife. A melodious, birdlike voice follows him as he explores. One day, he comes upon a young woman lying by a stream. Her...
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