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Then Favor remembered that he'd heard rabbit hunters in his swamp that afternoon. Concerned, Favor went to the door and called and whistled.

One early winter afternoon - on a Christmas Eve - Hercules failed for the first time in his life to show up at the barn door during the evening milking. He presents a very honest picture of everyday experiences and is able to sprinkle it with humor. Lange is able to capture the sights, sounds and smells of Vermont and New England. Willem Lange has created one of the nicest collections of stories of life in New England. Castle Freeman, Jr., author of Judgment Hill He writes of upcountry villages, wood lots, deer camps, log jobs, schoolrooms, and cellar holes, but his real subject is mortality. Willem Lange is the perfect New England memoirist: experienced, curious, shrewd, self-deprecating, amused, and affectionate. Hale, Sr., Editor-in-Chief Yankee Magazine and The Old Farmer's Almanac “When a world-class writer concentrates on the people and ambiance of just one small – if beloved – region like New England, the result is, as my grandchildren might say, 'totally awesome.' I simply loved reading Tales from the Edge of the Woods – every single one of them.”