Tarka the Otter

  • Tarka the Otter
    By Henry Williamson

    Tarka the Otter is one of the defining masterpieces of modern nature writing, a model for books like J. A. Baker’s The Peregrine that seek to transcend the boundaries between the human and the animal worlds.

  • Tarka the Otter: His Joyful Water-life and Death in the Two Rivers
    By Henry Williamson

    The story of an otter as true as long observation and keen insight could make it. It lets you live with Tarka at his level and opens your eyes to...

  • Tarka the Otter
    By Henry Williamson

    Tarka the Otter is one of the defining masterpieces of modern nature writing, a model for books like J. A. Baker’s The Peregrine that seek to transcend the boundaries between the human and the animal worlds.

  • Tarka the Otter
    By Henry Williamson

    In the wild there is no safety. The otter cub Tarka grows up with his mother and sisters, learning to swim, catch fish - and to fear the cry of the hunter and the flash of the metal trap.

  • Tarka the Otter
    By Henry Williamson

    The classic story of an otter living in the Devonshire countryside which captures the feel of life in the wild as seen through the otter's own eyes.

  • Tarka the Otter
    By Henry Williamson

    The original edition featured illustrations by Charles Tunnicliffe. The book was extremely well-received on publication, attracting praise from Thomas Hardy and T. E. Lawrence, amongst others.