- Paperback: 176 pages
- Publisher: Red Fox; New edition (10 Jan 1985)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0099375206
- ISBN-13: 978-0099375203
- Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 10.6 x 1.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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The Fox Cub Bold (Farthing Wood)
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'He saw on man raise his weapon and take aim at him... and, the next instant, felt a fierce sear of pain in his right thigh...'
The fox cub Bold has left the sheltered life of the nature reserve determined to make his way in the world. But, exulting in his new-found freedom, he becomes reckless. And now he lies badly wounded by a hunter's bullet. Can Bold survive - lamed and unable to hunt - in the harsh environment of the real world he so eagerly entered? Winter is coming and friends are hard to find . . .
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'Bold veered sharply in mortal fear. He saw the man raise his weapon... the next instant he felt a fierce sear of pain in his right thigh.'
The fox club Bold has left the nature reserve in search of adventure. Now he lies badly wounded by a hunter's bullet.
Can bold survive - lame and unable to hunt - in the harshness of the world outside White deer Park? Winter is coming and friends are hard to find...
Another gripping adventure of the animals of Farthing Wood by award-winning author Colin Dann.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This fourth instalment sees a young cub wild in the "real world" for the first time after voluntarily segregating himself from his friends and his father, "the Farthing Wood fox", whose shadow continues to hang over him.
Impressively Dann manages to draw immediate focus to a single character and his few acquaintances after spending so much time on the huge Farthing Wood cast. He does so with grace and clarity, creating a story that presents itself with crystal clarity whilst prompting strong emotional responses in the reader. It's hard to believe that a fox's circumstances could illicit such powerful responses!
The protagonist is superbly draw and rounded in a way that I don't see even in most adult fiction. You'll be swept along in a wonderful, funny, and very sad story that has always been my favourite of the series.
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Impressively Dann manages to draw immediate focus to a single character and his few acquaintances after spending so much time on the huge Farthing Wood cast. He does so with grace and clarity, creating a story that presents itself with crystal clarity whilst prompting strong emotional responses in the reader. It's hard to believe that a fox's circumstances could illicit such powerful responses!
The protagonist is superbly draw and rounded in a way that I don't see even in most adult fiction. You'll be swept along in a wonderful, funny, and very sad story that has always been my favourite of the series.
9/10
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is probably my favourite of all Colin Dann's Farthing Wood tales and i found it a thoroughly enjoyable read. Although it has a sad ending it tells the story of a fox who escapes and has to scavange for food and make a life for himself and become independant from his family. I recommend this book to anyone who has enjoyed The Animals of Farthing Wood and the other novels in this sequence.
Format:Paperback
This is the third sequel to the minor classic "The Animals of Farthing Wood". It was published in 1983, illustrated by Terry Riley and has the usual Dann quota of 160-180 pages. This tale takes place mainly away from White Deer Park and follows the adventures of Fox and Vixen's male cub Bold.
At the end of the previous book "Fox's Feud", Bold decided to leave the boundaries of the nature reserve and explore the countryside beyond. He has many adventures and becomes an urban fox, is wounded by hunters and meets a dog called Rollo. The story culminates in a rather sad way which I will not spoil but this is a fairly realistic tale and is recommended to those who enjoy stories involving vulpine and meline characters who have to scavenge for food, rather than dress for dinner like Toad of Toad Hall, Bejamin Bunny from the Peter Rabbit stories or Hare from Little Grey Rabbit.
At the end of the previous book "Fox's Feud", Bold decided to leave the boundaries of the nature reserve and explore the countryside beyond. He has many adventures and becomes an urban fox, is wounded by hunters and meets a dog called Rollo. The story culminates in a rather sad way which I will not spoil but this is a fairly realistic tale and is recommended to those who enjoy stories involving vulpine and meline characters who have to scavenge for food, rather than dress for dinner like Toad of Toad Hall, Bejamin Bunny from the Peter Rabbit stories or Hare from Little Grey Rabbit.
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this is a very exciting and thoughtfully written book, and is my all-time favourite of the series, although it has an unusually sad end in which Bold dies, after being shot. Read more
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