The Private Reflections and Opinions of W. H. Hudson (1841-1922), the First Literary Environmentalist Book

Hudson: of Himself, his Likes and Dislikes 9

Hudson's Attitude towards, and Man's Cruelty to, Animals 69

Of Mankind: their Foibles, Habits and Disabilities 73

Of Children and Childhood 89

Of Religion, Mysticism, Places of Worship, Clerics and Nuns 91

Of Human Habitations, Countryside and Landscape 101

Of Natural History, Nature, Naturalists and Darwin's Evolutionary Theory 105

Of Birds and Beauty 113

Of Wildlife Generally including Reptiles, Insects, Flora, Dogs and Hunting 123

Of Freedom and Restraint 127

Of Books, Writers, Readers, Poets and Poetry 131

Of Art, Artists, Photography and Music 139

Bibliography 143