Richard Church (1) (1893–1972)

This is a serious novel about a war between the gray squirrels and the red squirrels, in which Rufus fights and proves himself to be a warrior.

(Obviously) outdated scholarship, writing and above all moral judgments. An interesting read for those interested in the history of English literary scholarship, but not recommendable for anyone else. The underlying metaphor seems rather pointless (and hence annoying), especially since - as Church points out himself - it actually stops being applicable at some point in the 19th century.

ROBERT HALE 1957 Fifth Impression. 289 pages, hardback without D/J,
Green cloth hard back cover, illustrated frontispiece, black & white plates, fold out map.