The Phasian Bird
1948 novel by Henry Williamson
Author | Henry Williamson |
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Language | English |
Publisher | Faber & Faber |
Publication date | 1948 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Pages | 341 |
The Phasian Bird is a 1948 novel by the English writer Henry Williamson. Set in Norfolk during World War II, it interweaves the stories of a hybrid pheasant and an artist-turned-farmer who experiments with new cultivation methods.
Reception
Kirkus Reviews wrote that "Mr. Williamson writes knowingly but without any particular stimulation and his story rarely comes to life".[1] Nature wrote that Williamson used his "well-known vivid style" in "a picture of endless effort to cultivate the stern land, of despair and bitter frustration, of endurance and grim determination that win through".[2]
References
External links
- The Henry Williamson Society