BY W. A. FRASER
MOOSWA
and Others of the Boundaries
_Illustrated by_ ARTHUR FLEMING
_Crown 8vo, $2.00_
"In these stories we find somewhat of a return to the AEsopianpresentation of animals, touched by the spirit of modernity, and,thrown over them all, a thorough knowledge of the animal life of thewilderness."--New York _Mail and Express_.
"One of the best nature books ever published."--Brooklyn _Eagle_.
"These stories of the doings of the fur-bearing animals in winter willbe greatly relished by readers of all ages and both sexes. Besidesbeing good stories, they contain any quantity of interestinginformation about the lives of these animals, their relations with oneanother, their food, and how they build their homes."--Boston _Herald_.
"He has succeeded in introducing several very real and charming forestacquaintances to his readers."--New York _Tribune_.
"Mr. Fraser has mingled a deal of natural history with folk-lore andthe interests of the far fur-bearing lands in a volume that ought toplease all readers of animal stories."--_The Interior._
BY W. A. FRASER
THE OUTCASTS
_Illustrated by_ ARTHUR FLEMING
_Crown 8vo, $1.25 net_
"It has all the charm of the 'Jungle Book,' of which it is in no sensean imitation, of Ernest Thompson Seton, of Gilbert Parker's tales ofNorthland. The writing is charming, almost flawless; it is pathetic,curious, interesting. The woodcraft and the intimate knowledge ofanimal life and habits are a revelation."--Chicago _Tribune_.
"A book worthy to be classed with Thompson Seton's 'Wild Animals I HaveKnown' and Kipling's 'Jungle Book.'"--Boston _Evening Transcript_.
"Should be ranked among the very best.... It is full of interest,kindly humor, and is sympathetically and delightfully told."--Atlanta_Journal_.
"This book is a delightful picture of the woodland life of the vaststretches of that flank of the Rockies toward the Arctic Circle.... Itis one of the best nature books ever published."--Brooklyn _Eagle_.
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Transcriber's Notes
Added missing hyphen to "Sa'-Zada", but kept the lowercase z variation"Sa'-zada" which was used throughout the book. Removed the hyphen in"Sher Abi" for consistency. Corrected mismatched quote marks, and madethe following changes:
Contents: Changed "Bheh" to "Bagh" to match chapter title andcharacter name. Orig.: Raj Bheh, the King Tiger
Page xi: "HANSOR, (the Laugher) Hyena" is only mentioned in the listof "The Dwellers in Animal Town." "Jaruk the Hyena" is used throughoutthe remainder of the book.
Pages 5 and 177: "Pard" is used instead of "Pardus;" it might bea nickname rather than a typo.
Page 129: Changed "tale" to "tail". Orig.: I pulled the tale of every Donkey of the line
Page 225: "Grizzy" may be a typo for "Grizzly," or just Muskwa'snickname for Grizzly.
Note: Bakri apparently refers to a sheep or goat: Page 71: a jungle Bakri (sheep) Page 83: I sprang on Bakri the Goat Page 175: kill Bakri, the Men's Sheep
Spelling variations:
Pages 8, 58: Wie-sak-ke-chackPages 225, 227: Wie-sah-ke-chack
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