Nick of the Woods

Name: Nick of the Woods
Author: Robert Montgomery Bird

A tale of the Kentucky frontier

Kentucky, 1782. A party of travelers enters a forest haunted by the name Jibbenainosay. Their guide, Nathan Slaughter, is a Quaker who appears to reject violence; the dangers around him make that conviction increasingly difficult to read. Bird turns a frontier adventure into a story of hidden identity and vengeance.

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An illustrated English edition with a glossary, an afterword and a note on the edition. Bird’s portrayal of frontier warfare, including its hostility toward Indigenous people, belongs to the novel’s historical perspective; the editorial material helps readers place it in context.

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