The House in the Water: A Book of Animal Stories

by Charles G.D. Roberts

The House in the Water is a classic collection of animal stories by Charles G. D. Roberts that includes the following The House in the Water, The White-slashed Bull, When the Blueberries Are Ripe, The Glutton of the Great Snow, When the Truce of the Wild is Done, The Window in the Shack, The Return of the Moose From the Teeth of the Tide, The Fight at the Wallow, Sonny and the Kid

132 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1908

About the author

Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts, was a Canadian poet and prose writer who is known as the Father of Canadian Poetry. He was almost the first Canadian author to obtain worldwide reputation and influence; he was also a tireless promoter and encourager of Canadian literature. He published numerous works on Canadian exploration and natural history, verse, travel books, and fiction. At his death he was regarded as Canada's leading man of letters.

Besides his own body of work, Roberts served as an inspiration and a source of assistance for other Canadian poets of his time.

Roberts, his cousin Bliss Carman, Archibald Lampman, and Duncan Campbell Scott are known as the Confederation Poets.

Reviews

[TAMMY WRIGHT]

Book was ok. I read 60 percent and was getting bored. I needed to move on to something else. Very. :(