In 1903 John Burroughs published an Atlantic Monthly article attacking popular nature writers--among them William J. Long and Jack London--as -sham naturalists.-
The spirited -nature fakers- controversy that ensued reveals much about public attitudes toward nature at the time. Burroughs's argument that the writers invented facts and reported them as the gospel truth prompted a public literary debate, fueled by the avid participation of the nation's leading magazines and newspapers, and President Theodore Roosevelt's own denunciation of the 'faker' contingent. At issue was the conflict...
In 1903 John Burroughs published an Atlantic Monthly article attacking popular nature writers--among them William J. Long and Jack London--as -sham...
At the beginning of the 20th century, the wild animal story emerged in Canadian literature as a distinct genre, in which animals pursue their own interests - survival for themselves, their offspring, and perhaps a mate, or the pure pleasure of their wildness.
At the beginning of the 20th century, the wild animal story emerged in Canadian literature as a distinct genre, in which animals pursue their own inte...
