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| susquesus |
Posted - December 14 2003 : 03:20:00 AM
About a year ago I bought a 10 volume set entitled "Coopers Works". It was printed in New York by P.F. Collier in 1892. It contained 31 Cooper stories accompanied by some beautiful wood engravings. I've posted 2 illustrations from "Deerslayer". If anyone is interested I could post more. There are a total of 10 illustrations accompanying the Leatherstocking Tales, all are beautifully detailed. Let me know what you think.
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| susquesus |
Posted - December 14 2003 : 10:01:07 PM
Absolutely Kurt. Wept of Wish-ton-wish is filled with suspense. That is also the most well written account of day to day life of that early colonial period I've read. Given, I haven't read much about this period other than Cooper. I'm sure there are innaccuracies as Cooper was 175 years removed from the period, nonetheless, absolutely convincing. He communicates the isolation and defensive issues beautifully in addition to conveying the odd formalities of early colonial Purtianism in it's day to day life. He gives us a strong family in the Heathcotes. Very formal structure, pious, religious, brave people.
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| Kurt |
Posted - December 14 2003 : 8:34:57 PM
I'm half way throught The Wept of Wish-ton-wish and Zane Grey has nuthin on James Fenimore Cooper when it comes to adventure stories. |
| susquesus |
Posted - December 14 2003 : 6:45:18 PM
The 31 included stories are:
The Deerslayer, The Pathfinder, The Pioneers, Last of the Mohicans, The Prairie, The Spy, The Pilot, The Red Rover, The Two Admirals, The Sea Lions, Afloat and Ashore, The Water Witch, The Crater, Miles Wallingford, Homeward Bound, Home as Found, The Chainbearer, The Redskins, Wyandotte, The Monikins, Jack Tier, Oak Openings, Satanstoe, Mercedes of Castille, The Ways of the Hour, Wing and Wing, The Wept of Wish-ton-Wish, The Headsman, Lionel Lincoln, The Bravo, and The Heidenmauer.
Anybody have any favorites or recommendations from the list?  |
| hmacdougall |
Posted - December 14 2003 : 3:55:08 PM
This P.F. Collier edition is the most commonly found "complete" set of Cooper's novels, partly because it can't be broken up into individual novels. It includes 31 of Cooper's 32 novels. The illustrations were reprinted from the so-called "Darley" edition (from the illustrator) published by W.A. Townsend in New York in 1859-1861. |
| susquesus |
Posted - December 14 2003 : 3:42:48 PM
Okay, last one- this is where I got my avatar from.
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