SOLVED. An older book of short stories by a famous author. Involves firewood or gathering, cutting, finding, etc. Might have "oak" in the title. [s]

[Sheila]

help i am looking for a book of short stories and older book that the stories are involving firewood or gathering , cutting , finding etcetera
that is all my husband remembers about it except that it was by a famous author and maybe had the word oak in the title . if anyone knows of such a book please let me know thanks

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

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[Sheila]

Lobstergirl wrote: "Please read the guidelines for posting a query -

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i don't know the genre

[Kris]

Sheila, I added plot details to your topic header. Feel free to edit it.

Around what year did your husband read this book?

Is this book for children, young adults (teens), or older adults?

What's the location of the stories (country/region/big city/small town)?

[Sheila]

Kris wrote: "Sheila, I added plot details to your topic header. Feel free to edit it.

Around what year did your husband read this book?

Is this book for children, young adults (teens), or older adults?

What'..."

thanks for adding the plot details, i think probably for adults ,and he read it in the eighties , he says he thinks it was an old book then.

[Kris]

What are some themes in these short stories -- survival in the (modern) wilderness, historical pioneer or western stories, hermit in the woods, carpentry/building homes, skills for young boys, etc.?

What's the mood/tone -- factual, action/adventure, suspense, funny at times, mystery, coming of age, etc.?

[Sheila]

I dont know , he says the stories were about getting firewood, so maybe adventure, funny at times

[Kris]

Did the short stories feature families, a young adult man/woman alone, a boy/girl, children, etc.? Making a home, roughing it in the woods/prairies, survival with dangerous elements, etc.?

[Sheila]

I don't know, probably a mixture of those features

[Adele]

I have no idea if this is what you are thinking of, but your mention of firewood and story keeps making me think about Jack London's "To Build a Fire". This story has been included in several collections including:

[Sheila]

i think all of the stories in the book involved firewood ,

[Adele]

Also, Hamish Hamilton published a bunch of story collection books in the sixties in a series called "Oak tree books". That might be where the word "oak" comes in. There were several collections of adventure type stories some by one author, some by multiple. Some possibilities include Adventure First-hand, The half-mile and Other Stories, Modern Tales of Humor, All in the Day's Work https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Books/All-...

[Sheila]

im going to look into that, sounds promising thanks

[Sheila]

Sheila wrote: "im going to look into that, sounds promising thanks"

husband says that is not it, the book is a small book of short stories written by a very famous author ?

[Adele]

Sheila wrote: "Sheila wrote: "im going to look into that, sounds promising thanks"

husband says that is not it, the book is a small book of short stories written by a very famous author ?"

And all the stories in the book have something to do with firewood? That seems odd enough that I would think it would be easy to find and clearly it isn't! I have not given up though. :-)

[Sheila]

thanks , i have not given up either , its a mystery that needs solving
he thought the title might be good oak, but nothing comes up when i search that

[Adele]

Well, Aldo Leopold has an essay called "Good Oak" that might have been collected with a few other of his writings such as "Axe in Hand". The best known collection of his writings is

[Sheila]

he says "thats it" thanks so much

[Adele]

You're very welcome. :-)