Tarka the Otter
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Tarka the Otter: His Joyful Water Life and Death in the Country of the Two Rivers is a novel by the English writer Henry Williamson written between June 1923 and February 1927. Williamson privately pu
First edition; woodcut after Hester Sainsbury
The Beam Aqueduct, the "Canal Bridge" near which Tarka was born
Williamson began writing Tarka the Otter in Skirr Cottage, Georgeham, Devon, where he lived from 1921 to 1925
Sculpture of Tarka the Otter in Bideford, next to the River Torridge; sculpted by Rowan Fawdon
Tarka the Otter (film)
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Tarka the Otter is a 1979 British adventure film directed by David Cobham. It is based on the 1927 novel of the same name by Henry Williamson. Tarka the Otter was voted 98th in Channel 4’s poll of the
Tarka the Otter
…animal story ever written". At the time the book was published, otters were generally regarded as vermin, but Tarka (and more specifically its later film adaptation) is credited with inspiring a transformation in public attitudes to otters. The book remains well-known, and is often used to promote the area of North…
Tarka the Otter Film Poster