Tarka the Otter (Penguin Modern Classics) - Softcover

Williamson, Henry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0141190353 ISBN 13: 9780141190358

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 2009

Synopsis

In the wild there is no safety. The otter cub Tarka grows up with his mother and sisters, learning to swim, catch fish - and to fear the cry of the hunter and the flash of the metal trap. Soon he must fend for himself, travelling through rivers, woods, moors, ponds and out to sea, sometimes with the female otters White-tip and Greymuzzle, always on the run. Eventually, chased by a pack of hounds, he meets his nemesis, the fearsome dog Deadlock, and must fight for his life.

About this title

Review:

'The supreme writer of the English countryside' - Christopher Somerville, Daily Telegraph

From the Back Cover:

'The supreme writer of the English countryside' Christopher Somerville, Daily Telegraph

With a new Introduction by Jeremy Gavron

In the wild there is no safety. The otter club Tarka grows up with his mother and sisters, learning to swim, catch fish - and to fear the cry of the hunter and the flash of the metal trap. Soon he must fend for himself, travelling through rivers, woods, moors, ponds and out to sea, sometimes with the female otters White-tip and Greymuzzle, always on the run. Eventually, chased by a pack of hounds, he meets his nemesis, the fearsome dog Deadlock, and must fight for his life.

Tarka the Otter depicts a fierce struggle for survival in the wild that also carries echoes of the author's experiences of the First World War. The result of years spent observing otters in north Devon, it is a celebration of life, the eternal rhythms of nature and the English countryside.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0141190353
• ISBN 13: 9780141190358
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208