The purple land : an adventure in Uruguay - the Banda Oriental
Hudson, W. H. (William Henry), 1841-19222019
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This romantic novel is set in the war-torn borderlands of Uruguay, the Banda Oriental. The story of Richard Lamb, an idealistic young Englishman, it begins with his abduction of Paquita and their escape from the vengeance of her Argentine father. Finding refuge in Montevideo, he is catapulted into a series of picaresque adventures: horse-stealing, duelling, escaping prison, and fighting on the losing side of a civil war, all the while falling constantly and unsuitably in love.
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London : Eland, 2019.
Collation:
256 pages
ISBN:
9781780600734 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
823.8
Language:
English
BRN:
1954266
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