BY THE SAME AUTHOR 



THE WOOD PEOPLE: 

 AND OTHERS 



By maud D. HAVILAND 



Illustrated by HARRY ROUNTREE 

 Crown 8vo. Cloth. 5s. net 



THOSE who would adventure into the wild places 

 of our islands and gain a more intimate acquaint- 

 ance with the denizens, both indigenous and migratory, 

 cannot do so in a pleasanter way than under the 

 guidance of Miss Haviland. The sketches contained 

 in " The Wood People " describe in story form 

 episodes in the life-history of various birds and beasts, 

 and reveal on the part of the author not only an 

 exact knowledge of natural history, but also a sym- 

 pathetic understanding of the feelings and motives of 

 animals. Miss Haviland seems to see the drama of 

 animal life, its pathos and tragedy, and has the art 

 of enchaining the reader's attention with stories of 

 hares, plovers, stoats, badgers, and jackdaws, told in 

 language that brings to the senses the smell of fresh 

 earth, the rustling of leaves, and the sound of wind 

 sweeping over a reed-fringed lake. At the same 

 time she leaves the animals as they are, and does 

 not try to endow them with "super" animal or semi- 

 human qualities. The illustrations by Mr. Harry 

 Rountree are in complete sympathy with the studies, 

 and add not a little to the attractiveness of the volume. 



London: EDWARD ARNOLD 



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