Front matter
Reading edition
The Works of
Charles G. D. Roberts
The Haunters of the Silences$2.00
Red Fox2.00
The Watchers of the Trails2.00
The Kindred of the Wild2.00
The House in the Water1.50
Earth’s Enigmas1.50
The Heart of the Ancient Wood1.50
The Heart That Knows1.50
The Prisoner of Mademoiselle1.50
Barbara Ladd1.50
The Forge in the Forest1.50
A Sister to Evangeline1.50
By the Marshes of Minas1.50
Cameron of Lochiel (translated)1.50
The Young Acadian.50
The Cruise of the Yacht “Dido”.50
The Haunter of the Pine Gloom.50
The Lord of the Air.50
The King of the Mamozekel.50
The Watchers of the Camp-fire.50
The Return to the Trails.50
The Little People of the Sycamore.50
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“Face to face with a tall bull moose” (See page 84)
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First Impression, May, 1908 Third Impression, May, 1916
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Contents of the Book
PAGE
The House in the Water 1
The White-slashed Bull 125
When the Blueberries Are Ripe 152
The Glutton of the Great Snow 163
When the Truce of the Wild is Done 192
The Window in the Shack 204
The Return of the Moose 225
From the Teeth of the Tide 235
The Fight at the Wallow 252
Sonny and the Kid 271
A List of the Full-page Drawings in the Book
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“Face to face with a tall bull moose” (See page 84) Frontispiece
“Began to climb out upon the crest of the dam.” 7
“A foraging fish-hawk winging above.” 15
“The otter moved with unusual caution.” 19
“Suddenly rearing his sleek, snaky body half out of the water.” 23
“Poked his head above water.” 33
“Sticky lumps, which they could hug under their chins.” 41
“Twisted it across his shoulders, and let it drag behind him.” 54
“Every beaver now made a mad rush for the canal.” 58
“It was no longer a log, but a big gray lynx.” 62
“He caught sight of a beaver swimming down the pond.” 72
“‘Or even maybe a bear.’” 90
“He drowns jest at the place where he come in.” 96
“Hunted through the silent and pallid aisles of the forest.” 102
“A sinister, dark, slow-moving beast.” 106
“He sprang with a huge bound that landed him, claws open, squarely on the wolverene’s hind quarters.” 110
“It was not until the moon appeared ... that Jabe began to call.” 142
“Something gleamed silver down his side.” 148
“An old she-bear with two half-grown cubs.” 154
“Crept slowly around the raging and snarling captive.” 170
“Snapped back at him with a vicious growl.” 176
“Running in the shallow water to cover his scent” 200
“Sniffed loudly along the crack of the door.” 212
”Made a wild thrust at the dreadful face.” 216
“A magnificent, black, wide-antlered bull, an ungainly brown cow, and a long-legged, long-eared calf.” 228
“Pulled the butt under her chest.” 248
“He ‘belled’ harshly several times across the dark wastes.” 254
“In a flash was up again on his haunches.” 268
“He curled down his abbreviated tail, and ran.” 280
“In his fright the kid dropped his toadstool and stared back at the gray animal.” 292