The Phasian Bird
 Title page for The Phasian Bird (1948) | |
| Author | Henry Williamson |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Faber and Faber |
Publication date | 1948 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Pages | 341 |
The Phasian Bird is a 1948 novel by the English writer Henry Williamson.
Plot
[edit]Set in Norfolk during World War II, the novel interweaves the stories of a hybrid pheasant and an artist-turned-farmer who experiments with new cultivation methods.
Reception
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "The Phasian Bird". Kirkus Reviews. 1 October 1950. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ F. P. (5 February 1949). "The Phasian Bird". Nature. 163 (195). Retrieved 13 July 2024.