W. H Hudson

A failed revolutionary attempt drives European Abel to seek refuge in the virgin forests of southwestern Venezuela. There, in the "green mansion" of the title, Abel encounters the wood-nymph Rima, the last survivor of a mysterious aboriginal race. The bird-girl's ethereal presence cativates him completely, but the love that flowers between them is soon blighted by cruelty and sorrow.

Abel is a political fugitive seeking gold in South America to fund his revenge against his father's assassins. Imprisoned by natives, he's told to enter the forbidden forest & kill Rima, an innocent whom the Indians think is an evil spirit. Abel & Rima are drawn to each other & start a quest of their own, but destiny awaits them.