Hoof and claw Charles George Douglas Roberts 9781171641414 Books
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Hoof and claw Charles George Douglas Roberts 9781171641414 Books
This exceptional collection of short-stories by Canadian poet Charles G D Roberts was published in 1914 and was part of his huge body of work. Often considered the Father of Canadian Poetry he was best known for his short fiction on animals and nature. In Hoof and Claw we find 14 stories, mostly about animals and people who live and work in the back country of Canada. Being something of an armature naturalist who's training stemmed from his experiences growing up in the far north, Roberts gives you an intimate view of the creatures he wrights about. Arctic Fox, Bald Eagle, Mink, Canadian Lynx and the Great Gray Owl are just some of the "wild brethren" in his stories. A stand-out for me was the story about a young girl trying to get home to her family in the back woods and being stalked by a starving Black Bear. Another relates the adventures of a bi-plane pilot who runs afoul of some Bald Eagles defending their territories from this strange invader. The story about the problems caused by fishermen's basket filled with just-caught fish is amusing and probably stemmed from one of the authors personal experiences. Roberts writing is, well, poetic and in the flowery style prevalent at the turn of the 20th Century. He endows his animals with some human characteristics that border on anthropomorphism, but he gets his point across. Sometimes that's the only way an author can explain what's going on in the animal-character's mind during the story. Recently Robert Bakker used the same technic in his novel Raptor Red. While I had no technical or formatting problems with this "free" Kindle edition there were a few issues I didn't like: for one thing there was no Table of Contents and another is the fine paintings by Paul Bransom, that graced the original hard-bound edition, are missing. I guess that's what you get when you opt for the "free" edition. Kindle does offer other editions of this book that do have a charge. With those you would probably get the TOC and maybe the illustrations as well. As I read the book I kept track of the story titles and their locations #s for future reference. I have posted the TOC in the comments. All in all this was an entertaining read and a nostalgic trip down Memory Lane.LastRanger
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Hoof and claw Charles George Douglas Roberts 9781171641414 Books Reviews
This is a collection of short stories focused on nature, animal and human interaction and animal-animal interaction.
Due to the era in which it was written, some of the stories seem a little barbaric in their portrayal of man, which is appropriate for the time but may disturb some readers today. The author was well known at the time for his poetry and each story is beautifully crafted and just wonderful reading. If you are an outdoors person or love nature/animals, or simply appreciate beautiful descriptive writing then this is for you.
This exceptional collection of short-stories by Canadian poet Charles G D Roberts was published in 1914 and was part of his huge body of work. Often considered the Father of Canadian Poetry he was best known for his short fiction on animals and nature. In Hoof and Claw we find 14 stories, mostly about animals and people who live and work in the back country of Canada. Being something of an armature naturalist who's training stemmed from his experiences growing up in the far north, Roberts gives you an intimate view of the creatures he wrights about. Arctic Fox, Bald Eagle, Mink, Canadian Lynx and the Great Gray Owl are just some of the "wild brethren" in his stories. A stand-out for me was the story about a young girl trying to get home to her family in the back woods and being stalked by a starving Black Bear. Another relates the adventures of a bi-plane pilot who runs afoul of some Bald Eagles defending their territories from this strange invader. The story about the problems caused by fishermen's basket filled with just-caught fish is amusing and probably stemmed from one of the authors personal experiences. Roberts writing is, well, poetic and in the flowery style prevalent at the turn of the 20th Century. He endows his animals with some human characteristics that border on anthropomorphism, but he gets his point across. Sometimes that's the only way an author can explain what's going on in the animal-character's mind during the story. Recently Robert Bakker used the same technic in his novel Raptor Red. While I had no technical or formatting problems with this "free" edition there were a few issues I didn't like for one thing there was no Table of Contents and another is the fine paintings by Paul Bransom, that graced the original hard-bound edition, are missing. I guess that's what you get when you opt for the "free" edition. does offer other editions of this book that do have a charge. With those you would probably get the TOC and maybe the illustrations as well. As I read the book I kept track of the story titles and their locations #s for future reference. I have posted the TOC in the comments. All in all this was an entertaining read and a nostalgic trip down Memory Lane.
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