Far Away and Long Ago - A History of My Early Life (Version 2)

Read by John Greenman

A boy (between the ages of 4 and 12) discovers the natural world around him in his home in the Argentine Pampas and in Buenos Aires. Author Hudson is best known for Green Mansions but is considered by Argentine readers as one of their own, for his “Far and Away…” and many other works highlighting South America. As a budding naturalist, Hudson was given total freedom to discover the wonders of his world. Earnest Hemingway reportedly admired Hudson’s works and even named a character in one of his books after him. This work is filled with discoveries and memorable characters, vividly portrayed. - Summary by John Greenman

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queue_music Chapters 24

1 01 - Chapter I - Earliest Memories 31:22
2 02 - Chapter II - My New Home 27:57
3 03 - Chapter III - Death of an Old Dog 24:55
4 04 - Chapter IV - The Plantation 34:27
5 05 - Chapter V - Aspects of the Plain 26:40
6 06 - Chapter VI - Some Bird Adventures 29:04
7 07 - Chapter VII - My First Visit to Buenos Ayres 29:11
8 08 - Chapter VIII - The Tyrant's Fall and What Followed 47:12
9 09 - Chapter IX - Our Neighbours at the Poplars 28:06
10 10 - Chapter X - Our Newest English Neighbour 17:23
11 11 - Chapter XI - A Breeder of Piebalds 20:12
12 12 - Chapter XII - The Head of Decayed House 24:23
13 13 - Chapter XIII - A Patriarch of the Pampas 18:17
14 14 - Chapter XIV - The Dovecote 28:32
15 15 - Chapter XV - Serpent and Child 17:03
16 16 - Chapter XVI - A Serpent Mystery 19:20
17 17 - Chapter XVII - A Boy's Animism 24:12
18 18 - Chapter XVIII - The New Schoolmaster 20:33
19 19 - Chapter XIX - Brothers 23:28
20 20 - Chapter XX - Birding in the Marches 20:01
21 21 - Chapter XXI - Wild-Fowling Adventures 25:03
22 22 - Chapter XXII - Boyhood's End 29:59
23 23 - Chapter XXIII - A Darkened Life 21:46
24 24 - Chapter XXIV - Loss and Gain 39:04