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Afoot in England

Author
William Henry Hudson
Read by
Finian Silverwood
Language
English
Length
7 hours 40 minutes
ISBN
9781836100737
Published
13 January 2026
Imprint
Fractal Press
  • walking journeys
  • English countryside
  • travel writing
  • nature observation
  • rural villages
  • slow travel
  • exploration
  • solitude
  • landscape appreciation
  • personal reflection

Description

Hudson wanders England on foot and by bicycle through villages and fields, guided by curiosity rather than guidebooks. Practical listening for anyone who wants to notice church bells, local custom, and quiet landscape without a fixed itinerary. Spoken as when the best day starts with no plan and open eyes.

Author

W. H. Hudson (1841–1922) wrote as if the natural world were speaking through him — birds, grasslands, forests, and the human longing to belong among them. Raised in Argentina and long resident in England, he brought New World memory into English nature writing with uncommon freshness.

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