Excerpt from Studies in Nature and Literature R. Burroughs has written of himself in an Egotistical Chapter so revealingly and withal so concisely that it makes the most fit ting introduction to this little volume of selections from the works of our greatest literary naturalist. The choosing of material from fifteen by no means slender volumes has been a difficult task; how many favorites one would like to include, such as The Hunt for the Nightingale, The Apple, The Grist of the Gods but one must not make a catalogue in a preface! It is hoped, however, that the material which has been selected and is here presented may serve to increase the interest of stu dents in the writings of Mr. Burroughs, and that it may encourage them to read and express on their own account the world which he has made known to us as a place abounding in miracles. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.