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Books in the Canadian genre:

A List of the Mammals of Manitoba (1886)

First publication by Seton as the Manitoba naturalist. Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba Publication No. 23. Read for free online at HathiTrust or at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Ernest Seton Thompson
Illustrator(s): Ernest Seton Thompson

The Birds of Manitoba (1891)

A listing and description of the birds of Manitoba. Read for free online at Internet Archive. Note that their book scan does not include the plates.... View More

Author(s): Ernest Seton Thompson
Illustrator(s): Unknown

Evangeline (1897)

Longfellow’s poem deals with a French Canadian love story.

Wild Animals I Have Known (1898)

Eight animal histories taken from life. The author’s purpose was to attempt to persuade the reader that wild things are worth preserving. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Lobo, Rag and Vixen (1899)

Stories of Lobo, Redruff, Raggylug and Vixen from Wild Animals I Have Known.

Author(s): Ernest Seton Thompson
Illustrator(s): Ernest Seton Thompson

The Trail of the Sandhill Stag (1899)

A further adventure of Yan, this time in pursuit of deer. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Lives of the Hunted (1901)

The life-stories of five wild animals. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Krag and Johnny Bear (1902)

Stories from Lives of the Hunted including Krag, Randy, Johnny Bear and Chink. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s): Ernest Thompson Seton

Two Little Savages: Being the Adventures of Two Boys Who Lived as Indians and What They Learned (1903)

This story of two boys who ‘took to the woods’ and lived as Indians for a summer was written by one of the founders of the Boy Scouts and much of it found its way into the Boy Scout Handbook. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Animal Heroes (1905)

A collection of eight animal biographies based on real individuals, including a cat, a dog, a pigeon, a lynx, two wolves and a reindeer. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Nimrod’s Wife (1907)

The wife of the nature writer gives her impressions of their camping adventures. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Anne of Green Gables (1908)

Anne, with an ‘e,’ is an orphan girl, mistakenly sent instead of a boy orphan, to Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert on Prince Edward Island. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): L. M. Montgomery
Illustrator(s): M. A. Claus
W. A. J. Claus

Anne of Avonlea (1909)

Anne is about to start her first term teaching at the Avonlea school, although she will still continue her studies at home with Gilbert. READ NOW.... View More

Author(s): L. M. Montgomery
Illustrator(s): George Gibbs

A Handbook to Winnipeg and the Province of Manitoba (1909)

This handbook was prepared for the 79th annual meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. One chapter is by Seton. It is called Fauna of Manitoba. Read this book for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Life-Histories of Northern Animals Two Volumes (1909)

An exhaustive work describing the lives of the mammals found in Manitoba. Read for free online at Internet Archive: Volume 1 and Volume 2.... View More

Author(s): Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s): Ernest Thompson Seton

Northern Lights (1909)

The story follows the lives of various characters living in the Canadian wilderness, each grappling with their own hopes, dreams, and struggles.

Author(s): Gilbert Parker
Illustrator(s): N. C. Wyeth

Kilmeny of the Orchard (1910)

Kilmeny cannot speak until Eric is threatened by her jealous foster brother. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): L. M. Montgomery
Illustrator(s): George Gibbs

Literary Lapses: A Book of Sketches (1910)

This was the author’s first book of humorous sketches -- it starts right off with ‘My Financial Career’ -- one of his most often-anthologized pieces. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Stephen Leacock
Illustrator(s): None

Literary Lapses: A Book of Sketches (1911)

This was a significantly enlarged edition with fourteen new sketches. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Stephen Leacock
Illustrator(s): None

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