In the Forest

by Catharine Parr Traill

"Nurse, what is the name of that pretty creature you have in your hand? What bright eyes it has! What a soft tail - just like a gray feather! Is it a little beaver?" asked the Governor's little daughter, as her nurse came into the room where her young charge, whom we shall call Lady Mary, was playing with her doll. Carefully sheltered against her breast, its velvet nose just peeping from beneath her muslin neckerchief, the nurse held a small gray-furred animal, of the most delicate form and colour.

172 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1869

About the author

Catharine Parr Strickland Traill was an English-Canadian author and naturalist who wrote about life as a settler in Canada.

Reviews

[Tobius · Rating 2 out of 5]

It started out slow, got a little better with the tale of the squirrel family, then just went downhill from there, it was one of the most boring books I have read for a long time..I finished it only because once I start something I finish it no matter what..