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100 1 _aRoberts, Charles G. D., Sir,
_d1860-1943
245 1 4 _aThe Secret Trails
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2010
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2010-11-27
505 0 _aThe black boar of Lonesome Water -- The dog that saved the bridge -- The calling of the lop-horned bull -- The aigrette -- The cabin in the flood -- The brothers of the yoke -- The trailers -- Cock-crow -- The ledge on Bald Face -- The morning of the silver frost.
508 _aProduced by Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net.
520 _a"The Secret Trails" by Charles G. D. Roberts is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The narratives within the book likely delve into encounters with nature and wildlife, exploring themes of adventure and survival through the eyes of various characters, including a black boar and woodsmen." The opening of this collection introduces "The Black Boar of Lonesome Water," where we meet the inhabitants of a remote village grappling with the realization that their livestock are inferior compared to those in surrounding areas. Morgan Fluellyn, the hog reeve, is tasked with improving the pig breed and ends up purchasing a challenging and rebellious black Berkshire boar. The story unfolds humorously as Fluellyn contends with the obstinate creature, leading to a series of comedic misadventures, including a dramatic tussle between man and beast that leaves Fluellyn injured and the boar escaping into the wilderness. The narrative sets the tone for the collection with its blend of humor, rural life, and interactions with nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAnimals -- Anecdotes
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34454
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