What was the name of the otter in Henry Williamson's famous 1927 novel?
Tarka the Otter Tarka the Otter "Tarka the Otter: His Joyful Water-Life and Death in the Country of the Two Rivers" is a highly influential novel by Henry Williamson, first published in 1927 by G.P. Putnam's Sons with an introduction by the Hon. Sir John Fortescue. It won the Hawthornden Prize in 1928 and remains Willamson's best-known and most popular work, having never been out of print since first publication. As its title suggests, the novel describes the life of an otter, along with a detailed observation of its habitat in the country of the River Taw and River Torridge in North Devon
Frank S. Williamson Frank S. Williamson Francis Samuel Williamson (18 January 18656 February 1936) was an Australian poet who was published under the name Frank S. Williamson. Williamson was the son of an English-born coachmaker and his Scottish wife. He was born in Fitzroy, Victoria, and attended Scotch College, Melbourne. In 1882 he was appointed as a pupil-teacher at Flemington State School and the following year moved to North Melbourne State School. Williamson taught at Wesley College, Melbourne from 1888 until 1894 under Arthur Way's headship. He was popular as a junior master and was known as Long Bill. His classes were informal