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As a youth, Ernest Thompson Seton retreated to the woods to draw and study animals, he later won a scholarship in art to the Royal Academy in London, England. Collected here are the tales of the everyday lives of eight wild animals. These stories are told in an entertaining manner... Read Full Overview

An immediate success upon its first publication in 1898, Wild Animals I Have Known gave the animal story new credibility and power as a literary genre and remains Seton's best-loved work.

Being the personal histories of Lobo the Wolf, Silverspot the Crow, Raggylug the Rabbit, Bingo my Dog, the Springfield Fox, The Pacing Mustang, Wully the Yaller Dog, and Redruff the Partridge. Here again is revealed that almost uncanny psychological insight into animals' brains... Read Full Overview

THESE STORIES are true. Although I have left the strict line of historical truth in many places, the animals in this book were all real characters. They lived the lives I have depicted, and showed the stamp of heroism and personality more strongly by far than it has been in the... Read Full Overview

A stirring account of the lives of eight wild animals, including Lobo, the king of Currumpaw; Silverspot, the story of a crow; Raggylug, the story of a cottontail rabbit; Bingo, the story of a dog; the Springfield fox; the pacing mustang; Wully, the story of a yaller dog;... Read Full Overview

This anthology is a thorough introduction to classic literature for those who have not yet experienced these literary masterworks. For those who have known and loved these works in the past, this is an invitation to reunite with old friends in a fresh new format. From Shakespeare's... Read Full Overview

2018 Reprint of 1898 Edition. Illustrated. A stirring account of the lives of eight wild animals, including Lobo, the king of Currumpaw; Silverspot, the story of a crow; Raggylug, the story of a cottontail rabbit; Bingo, the story of a dog; the Springfield fox; the pacing... Read Full Overview

"The most precious book of my childhood.
--Sir David Attenborough

An elegant and faithful reproduction of a classic.

Ernest Thompson Seton was born in England in 1860. He grew up in Toronto and from an early age his overriding... Read Full Overview

Eight masterful stories by noted naturalist offer blend of scientific observation and romanticism. Memorable characters include Old Lobo, the leader of a wolfpack; and Silverspot, a wise old crow. 200 black-and-white illustrations.