This early work by Charles G. D. Roberts was originally published in
1923 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory
biography. 'Wisdom of the Wilderness' is a collection of animal centred
short stories that include 'The Watchers in the Swamp', 'Stripes the
Unconcerned', 'The Fisher's of the Air', and many more. Charles G. D.
Roberts was born on 10th January 1860, in Douglas, New Brunswick,
Canada. He was the eldest of the six children of Emma Wetmore Bliss and
Rev. George Goodridge Roberts (an Anglican Priest). In 1880 he published
his first collection of poetry 'Orion and Other Poems'. This work
received favourable reviews and established him as a promising Canadian
literary figure. During his time as a professor at University of King's
College, Nova Scotia, Roberts published his second book of poetry, 'In
Divers Tones' (1886). Roberts's most successful literary genre was that
of the animal story which featured in works such as 'Earth's Enigmas'
(1896) and 'Eyes of the Wilderness' (1933). He also wrote romance novels
and several non-fiction works on Canada.