Green Mansions (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading)

Modern classic tells the compelling story of Rima, a strange birdlike girl of the jungle, and Abel, the European who falls in love with her. The book owes much of its popularity to the mystic, near-religious feeling that pervades the story and the beauty of Rimas halting, poetic expressions. The authors knowledge and understanding of nature, the jungle and grasslands lend special authenticity to t...