Red Fox / The Story of His Adventurous Career in the Ringwaak Wilds and of His Final Triumph over the Enemies of His Kind

THE WORKS OF Charles G. D. Roberts
Red Fox $2.00 The Watchers of the Trails 2.00 The Kindred of the Wild 2.00 Cameron of Lochiel (from the French of Gaspé) 1.50 The Prisoner of Mademoiselle 1.50 Earth’s Enigmas 1.50 The Heart of the Ancient Wood 1.50 Barbara Ladd 1.50 The Forge in the Forest 1.50 A Sister to Evangeline 1.50 By the Marshes of Minas 1.50 Complete Poems 1.50 The Book of the Rose cloth, net 1.00 limp leather, net 1.50 Songs of the Common Day ( Out of print ) 1.00 In Divers Tones ( Out of print ) 1.00 The Book of the Native 1.00 New York Nocturnes 1.00 A History of Canada net 2.00
PUBLISHED BY L. C. Page & Company Boston, Mass.
The Story of His Adventurous Career in the Ringwaak Wilds and of His Final Triumph over the Enemies of His Kind
Told by Charles G. D. Roberts Author of “ The Kindred of the Wild ,” “ The Watchers of the Trails ,” “ The Heart of the Ancient Wood ,” “ Barbara Ladd ,” “ Poems ,” etc.
With Many Illustrations by Charles Livingston Bull
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Copyright, 1905, by The Outing Publishing Company Copyright, 1905, by The Outlook Company Copyright, 1905, by L. C. Page & Company (INCORPORATED) All rights reserved
Published, September, 1905 COLONIAL PRESS Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co. Boston, U.S.A.
To Henry Braithwaite Master of Woodcraft
In the following story I have tried to trace the career of a fox of the backwoods districts of Eastern Canada. The hero of the story, Red Fox, may be taken as fairly typical, both in his characteristics and in the experiences that befall him, in spite of the fact that he is stronger and cleverer than the average run of foxes. This fact does not detract from his authenticity as a type of his kind. He simply represents the best, in physical and mental development, of which the tribe of the foxes has shown itself capable. In a litter of young foxes there is usually one that is larger and stronger, and of more finely coloured fur, than his fellows. There is not infrequently, also, one that proves to be much more sagacious and adaptable than his fellows. Once in awhile such exceptional strength and such exceptional intelligence may be combined in one individual. This combination is apt to result in just such a fox as I have made the hero of my story.