. William J. Long and his books : a pamphlet consisting chiefly of typical letters and reviews in reply to Mr. Burroughs' attack on Mr. Long . intention offuture use, however, or of writingon nature, for he was, and is still,intent upon books of an entirelydifferent order. But while atAndover the crass ignorance ofcertain nature articles aroused hisdetermination to write somethingon animals which should simplytell the truth. He prepared five articles, largelyin fun, which, to his surprise, foundready acceptance and yielded acheck of astounding for book material fol-lowed,
. William J. Long and his books : a pamphlet consisting chiefly of typical letters and reviews in reply to Mr. Burroughs' attack on Mr. Long . intention offuture use, however, or of writingon nature, for he was, and is still,intent upon books of an entirelydifferent order. But while atAndover the crass ignorance ofcertain nature articles aroused hisdetermination to write somethingon animals which should simplytell the truth. He prepared five articles, largelyin fun, which, to his surprise, foundready acceptance and yielded acheck of astounding for book material fol-lowed, which he has since supplied at the rate of oneor two books a year. Dr. Long is natures true lover before he is her his-torian. He never seeks exact facts, never studies con-sciously. As he puts it, I just love her, give myselfwholly to her influence, expect nothing — then shegives everything. All his studies are made from summer, and frequently in winter, he goes deep intothe wilderness of Maine or of Canada, generally inNewfoundland, where he follows the animals continu-ally, to see how they live and what they do. Often he 18. Appreciations of Mr. Long and his Work prowls all night, or lies in his canoe, or uses hisjack on dark nights, just as he did when a boy,from pure love. The distinct individuality of each bird or beastforms the basis of all his work. He never describesthem in classes, simply because no two are alike. . Dr. Longs hardest work comes in theverification of his own discoveries, forhe is the most conscientious of writers,positively refusing to write an observa-tion until he has confirmed it by recordsof other naturalists, or by reliable testi-mony. As a result, his notebooks containdescriptions of hundreds of rare animalhabits that he has seen but never writtenabout, simply because of his inability tofind other naturalists or woodsmen whohave witnessed the same thing. Sara A. Hubbard in The Dial,
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