the turn of the last century. In the evenings when the light grew low, loggers would sit around a cast iron stove and tell stories to regale their comrades. And being that the characteristic attire of the logger is mackinaw flannel, hence this volume is dubbed, The Plaid Fairy Book
For a number of years now, the editor has run a modest virtual museum dedicated to the legend and lore of the lumberjack. In creating this exhibition of curiosity, often would there be found the forgotten tales of loggers in some old, forgotten paper lost to time. Accordingly, it seemed only sensible that these tales should be gathered and published together for the enjoyment of another generation.
And what more perfect way to do so than in honor of he whose collections laid the ground work for so many story collectors today. The stories herein largely appear as they did when they were written save for some minor alterations, so they might better appeal to a modern audience. Likewise, here may one also find many illustrations devised by the most talented of artists, albeit borrowed from earlier works. And so, without further delay, the editor presents a new collection of tales once told aloud in the dim light of logging camp bunkhouses but which have gone long unheard ever since.
Lenwood S. Sharpe, Director
Lumberwoods, Unnatural History Museum
Parts Unknown, The Woods, U.S.A.
