Whether considered as a romance, a book of travel and geography, a naturalist's excursion, or a nostalgic remembrance, The Purple Land retains through the years an undimmed charm. The crystalline quality of its prose, the leisurely pace at which it rambles through the wide savannahs and sweeping pampas give it the serene simplicity of greatness. It captures the spirit of a glamorous lost land and conveys the power and imaginative insight of its famous chronicler.  The Purple Land is a companion volume in the Modern Library to Green Mansions  (No. 89).