The Phasian Bird

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The Phasian Bird
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Title page for The Phasian Bird (1948)
Author Henry Williamson
LanguageEnglish
Publisher Faber and Faber
Publication date
1948
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Pages341

The Phasian Bird is a 1948 novel by the English writer Henry Williamson.

Contents

Plot

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

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

  1. ↑ "The Phasian Bird". Kirkus Reviews . 1 October 1950. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  2. ↑ F. P. (5 February 1949). "The Phasian Bird". Nature . 163 (195). Retrieved 13 July 2024.
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