{"product_id":"9781459701489","title":"The Kindred of the Wild: A Book of Animal Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eCharles G.D. Roberts’s fame rests on a series of very popular animal stories. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles G.D. Roberts was a distinguished writer of his time who published more than forty volumes of poetry, romance fiction, and nature writing – making him one of the most popular writers of his time. He pioneered the animal story in which he went beyond surface elements of nature and endowed his animal \"characters\" with qualities of feeling and intelligence that brought them closer to their human cousins. Roberts’ career as a writer transcended his Canadian roots and he was internationally known and popular in America and England. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat was particularly appreciated by his readers was Roberts’ close observation of nature and his efforts to endow animals with emotions and understand their mental processes. By 1932, \u003ci\u003eKindred of the Wild\u003c\/i\u003e had been re-issued twenty-three times, attesting to its ongoing appeal. Roberts was knighted for his contribution to literature and his services in the Allied cause in the First World War.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Dundurn Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47135152210160,"sku":"9781459701489","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781459701489_p0.jpg?v=1763872024","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781459701489","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}