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can scarcely be realized — ^nothing like it exists elsewhere in the 

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Hoof and Claw. Charles G. D. Roberts. 291 pages. The 



Macmillan Co. $1.35. 



Nature lovers anticipate with delight the appearance of a new 

 book by Charles G. D. Roberts for he tells his animal yarns with 

 much skill. He keeps well within the bounds of possibility also and 

 does not make his animals extraordinary geniuses — he writes of the 

 common herd. There are fourteen stories in the present volume, 

 several of these are humorous. "The Bear that Thought He was 

 a Dog" and "Up a Tree" each have a jolly laugh in them, while the 

 last story, "Brannigan's Mary" runs close to the pathos of animal 

 existence. The stories are all of them up to Roberts' usual excel- 

 lence and for the nature lover at least it will leave a much pleasanter 

 taste than the bulk of current romances. 



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