Ernest Thompson Seton—Nature writer.
Born at South Shields, England, 1860. Lived in the backwoods of Canada, 1866-70 and on the Western plains, 1882-87. Educated at the Toronto Collegiate Institute and (as artist) at the Royal Academy, London. Official naturalist to the government of Manitoba. Studied art in Paris, 1890-6. One of the illustrators of the Century Dictionary. Prominent in the organization of the Boy Scout movement in America. For many years kept full journals of his expeditions and observations (illustrated). These make the “most complete pictorial animal library in the world.”
Bibliography
- Wild Animals I Have Known. 1898.
- The Trail of the Sandhill Stag. 1899.
- The Biography of a Grizzly. 1900.
- Lobo, Rag and Vixen. 1900.
- Lives of the Hunted. 1901.
- Pictures of Wild Animals. 1901.
- Krag and Johnny Bear. 1902.
- Two Little Savages. 1903.
- Monarch, the Big Bear. 1904.
- Animal Heroes. 1905.
- Biography of a Silver Fox. 1909.
- Life-histories of Northern Animals. 1909.
- Wild Animals at Home. 1913.
- The Preacher of Cedar Mountain. 1916.
- Wild Animal Ways. 1916.
Studies and Reviews
- Halsey.
- Acad. 82 (’12): 523.
- Am. M. 91 (’21): 14 (portrait).
- Atlan. 91 (’03): 298.
- Bookm. 13 (’21): 4; 25 (’07): 452. (Portraits.)
- Bookm. (Lond.) 45 (’13): 144 (portrait), 147.
- Bk. News, 18 (’00): 490.
- Craftsman, 19 (’10): 66 (portrait.)
- Critic, 39 (’01): 320 (portrait).
- Everybody’s, 23 (’10): 473.
- Liv. Age, 232 (’02): 222.
- Outlook, 69 (!01): 904 (portrait).
- Spec, 105 (’10): 488; 117 (’16): 345.
Dallas Lore Sharp—Nature writer.
Born at Haleyville, New Jersey, 1870. A. B., Brown, 1895; S. T. B., Boston University, 1899; Litt. D., Brown, 1917. Ordained for the Methodist Episcopal ministry, 1896. Pastor, 1896-9; librarian, 1899-1902. On staff of Youth’s Companion, 1900-3. Has taught English in Boston University since 1902, professor since 1909.
Bibliography
- Wild Life Near Home. 1901.
- A Watcher in the Woods. 1903.
- Roof and Meadow. 1904.
- The Lay of the Land. 1908.
- The Face of the Fields. 1911.
- Where Rolls the Oregon. 1914.
- The Hills of Hingham. 1916.
- Ways of the Woods. 1919.
- Patrons of Democracy. 1920.
- The Seer of Slabsides. 1921.