Category Archives: Edmund Ware Smith

With ten quality books and hundreds of short stories under his belt, it was inevitable that someone would publish a collection of Edmund Ware Smith stories.  The collection came in 1991 under the title “To Fish and Hunt in Maine”, … Continue reading →

written by Greg Tuttle “Upriver & Down” (1965) was Edmund Ware Smith’s last book. It’s another great book, published by Holt Rinehart, with illustrations by Maurice Day. The story “The Last Hermit of the Maine Woods” is especially good. Best … Continue reading →

OVERVIEW, written by Greg Tuttle “A Treasury of the Maine Woods” was Edmund Ware Smith’s seventh book and came out in 1958.  It was the second published by Frederick Fell Publishers.  Smith dedicates the book to his son James.  With … Continue reading →

Written by Greg Tuttle “For Maine Only” is Edmund Ware Smith’s ninth book and is my favorite of his, namely because it “has it all”. This book contains some of Smith’s earlier short stories like “Last Trip Together”, “The Tenderfoot … Continue reading →

Written by Greg Tuttle “The Further Adventures of the One-Eyed Poacher” is Edmund Ware Smith’s 6th book and probably his most sought after title. It is the only book he put out that contained just One-Eyed Poacher stories. Put out … Continue reading →

The One-Eyed Poacher stories were a product of Edmund Ware Smith‘s interactions over the years with game wardens and poachers, both of whom he respected, admired, and was great friends with.  The epic struggle between game wardens and poachers in … Continue reading →

By 1946, Edmund Ware had become established as one of the more popular outdoor writers in America. His short stories of hunting, fishing and the Maine woods were published regularly in numerous sporting magazines. He had not come from a … Continue reading →

Greg Tuttle put together this summary on Tall Tales and Short, written by one of our favorite authors, Edmund Ware Smith. Tall Tales and Short, Edmund Ware Smith’s 3rd book, was published by the Derrydale Press in 1938.  In it … Continue reading →

In 1937, Edmund Ware Smith‘s first book of short stories came together in the form of “A Tomato Can Chronicle”.  Published shortly after his first and only novel (“Rider in the Sun”), this was the first of a long line … Continue reading →