Tarka the Otter

Tarka the Otter
a novel (1927) by Henry Williamson (1895–1977). It is a very realistic story about an otter (= a small animal with thick brown fur that lives in rivers), which dies after being hunted for a long time by men and dogs.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Tarka the Otter — Tarka the Otter: His Joyful Water Life and Death in the Country of the Two Rivers is a novel by Henry Williamson. The book narrates the experience of an otter. It was first published in 1927 by G.P. Putnam s Sons, with an introduction by the Hon …   Wikipedia

  • Tarka the Otter — [Tarka the Otter] a novel (1927) by Henry Williamson (1895–1977). It is a very realistic story about an ↑otter (= a small animal with thick brown fur that lives in rivers), which dies after being hunted for a long time by men and dogs …   Useful english dictionary

  • Tarka the Otter (1979 film) — Infobox Film name = Tarka the Otter image size = caption = director = David Cobham producer = David Cobham writer = Henry Williamson Gerald Durrell David Cobham narrator = Peter Ustinov starring = Spade music = David Fanshawe cinematography =… …   Wikipedia

  • Tarka Line — Beginn der Tarka Line (linker Ast) bei Cowley Bridge Junction Kartenausschnitt 1930 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Tarka — can mean:*Tarka, Nigeria, a Local Government Area in Benue State, Nigeria *Tarka the Otter, a novel by Henry Williamson *Tarka Line, a railway line in Devon, England *Tarka Trail, a series of footpaths assembled from former railway lines. *Tarka… …   Wikipedia

  • Tarka Trail — The Tarka Trail is a series of footpaths and cyclepaths around north Devon, England that follow the route taken by Tarka the Otter in the book of that name. It is a figure of eight route, based on Barnstaple, and covers some 180 miles of path.The …   Wikipedia

  • Tarka Line — Infobox generic color = #efefef name = Tarka Line| img1 = Tarkalinelogo.jpg| lbl1 = Location row1 = Devon, England lbl2 = From row2 = Exeter St Davids lbl3 = To row3 = Barnstaple lbl4 = Distance row4 = convert|39|mi|km|0 lbl5 = Status row5 =… …   Wikipedia

  • Otter — This article is about the carnivorous mammals. For other uses, see Otter (disambiguation). Otter Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) Scientific classification …   Wikipedia

  • European Otter — Taxobox name = European Otter status = NT status system = iucn3.1 status ref = IUCN2007|assessors=Reuther, C. Hilton Taylor, C.|year=2004|id=12419|title=Lutra lutra|downloaded=06 May 2008 Database entry includes justification for why this species …   Wikipedia

  • Spade (otter) — Spade was an otter who played the title role in the movie Tarka the Otter …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”