The Purple Land The Purple Land

The Purple Land

Publisher Description

The Purple Land is a novel set in 19th century Uruguay by William Henry Hudson. The novel tells the story of Richard Lamb, a young Englishman who marries a teenage Argentinian girl, Paquita, without asking her father's permission, and is forced to flee to Montevideo, Uruguay with his bride. Lamb leaves his young wife with a relative while he sets off for eastern Uruguay to find work for himself. He soon becomes embroiled in adventures with the Uruguayan gauchos and romances with local women. Lamb unknowingly helps a rebel guerrilla general, Santa Coloma, escape from prison and joins his cause. However, the rebels are defeated in battle and Lamb has to flee in disguise. He helps Demetria, the daughter of an old rebel leader, escape from her persecutors and returns to Montevideo. Lamb, Paquita, Demetria and Santa Coloma evade their government pursuers by slipping away on a boat bound for Buenos Aires.

GENRE
Fiction & Literature
RELEASED
1885
1 January
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
385
Pages
PUBLISHER
Public Domain
SIZE
265.2
KB

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The Famous Missions of California The Famous Missions of California
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