This volume contains a collection of exciting hunting and wilderness anecdotes that will appeal to those with an interest in tales of survival and outdoor pursuits. This book would make for a great addition to collections of allied literature, and is not to be missed by fans and collectors of Warner''s work. The chapters include: "How I Killed a Bear", "Lost in the Woods", "A Fight with a Trout", "A Character Study", "Camping Out", "A Wilderness Romance", "What Some People Call Pleasure", etcetera. Charles Dudley Warner (1829 - 1900) was an American novelist, essayist, and close friend of Mark Twain. Many vintage texts such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now, in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned biography of the author.