Tales of an Empty Cabin [Paperback]

Grey Owl (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 10, 2002

These tales are stories of the struggle and endurance of the Canadian Native people, the bears, the wolves, and all the animals that visited Grey Owl`s camp. Grey Owl`s masterful tales of the Canadian wilderness have won the admiration of readers all over the world, and with our increasing awareness of the frailty of our environment, a new generation of readers will look for answers in these unique and powerful stories.

Product Details

• Paperback: 296 pages
• Publisher: Key Porter Books (April 10, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1552630307
• ISBN-13: 978-1552630303
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #541,852 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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57 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An experience in love and appreciation of life., July 26, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Tales of an Empty Cabin (Paperback)

Would it not be interesting for each of us to express our point of view regarding all those experiences that brought us to a certain point in our lives. Tales of an Empty Cabin does just that. The cabin is actually a make shift structure somewhere in the northern reaches of Quebec, at a placed called Birch Lake (1928). This is where a man's life, like Saul of Tarsus, was transformed from trapper, guide, and forest ranger, to one of Canada's leading "environmentalists' and respector of animal life. Grey Owl, in contradistinction to most, was a real individualist, who took upon himself the task of challenging the 'status quo' in his day. Each chapter is a short story describing "life" in certain situations, conditions, and circumstances. It is a marvelous attempt at the sharing of one's perception of things. Grey Owl was a gifted observer and prolific writter. He was like an Olympic Athlete in that he worked, indefatigably, towards a goal; namely, depicting with great insight, a variety of activities so prevalent during his days in the north of Canada. He perfected his writting skills so well, that millions around the world recognized his abilities and talent. In fact, one of the stories (XIII), The Tree, was so popular it was published as a separate book. In his Epilogue he ends with this moving statement, "And the cabin won't be empty any more, nor the grove again so silent and deserted, while yet remains a solitary reader whose sympathy and kindly understanding brings Life to that memory-haunted valley in the hills, and awakens those others, who have dreamed and waited there so long." Grey Owl was a man who did his best to share his heart. This is a noble cause.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars As close to Thoreau as it gets - in some ways better, February 17, 2001

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R L "Bonehead" (Knoxville, TN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tales of an Empty Cabin (Paperback)

If it weren't for his fantastic writing ability, Grey Owl would have gone down in history as a liar and a fraud (after his death, the world discovered that the "Indian" known as Grey Owl was actually an Englishman born Archibald "Archie" Belaney). However, his books - true works of art - made a statement in the early 1900's that have stood the test of time. Anyone who appreciates a walk in the woods or quiet mountain stream will understand Grey Owl's passionate plea for conservation. "Tales of An Empty Cabin" has always been my favorite, but all of his works were masterpieces.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A frontiers man with foresight, January 17, 2002

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lloyd brown (Laramie, wy United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tales of an Empty Cabin (Paperback)

Fantastic book.. wonderful stories told from a very perseptive individuals point of view. A man who loved to live life far from the modern day lifestyle of his day and enjoy the harshness and or the beauty that mother nature had to give. It definetly shows the stark reality of living a lifestyle in the Canadian wilderness. Yet he also conveys the beauty and peacefulness of living with nature and the animals.