Will R. Bird Bibliography

June 2001

WILL R. BIRD BIBLIOGRAPHY- compiled by Arthur M. Smith, Librarian, Royal Ontario

Museum.

INTRODUCTION

In January 1984 one of Canada’s most prolific authors passedfrom the literary scene. Will R. Bird devoted much of his ninty-three years to the art of story-telling, through his books, shortstories and articles. He achieved major successes in the genres of historical fiction and war stories. His accomplishments were acknowledged by an honourary doctorate from Mount Allison University and awards from the University of Alberta and the Canadian Authors’ Association. He was the recipient of the Ryerson Fiction Award in 1945 and 1947.

Bird’s first stories appeared in the Halifax weekly Sunday Leader in 1923. By the 1930's they were appearing regularly in many Canadian popular magazines and newspapers such as the Family Herald & Weekly Star, the Toronto Star Weekly, and the Maritime Advocate and Busy East. His stories were also published in the United States, Australia and Europe.

Bird’s first substantive work was a history of the region inwhich his ancestry was deeply rooted. A Century at Chignecto was published in 1928 by Ryerson Press in Toronto. His involvement inWorld War I and his subsequent re-visit to the battlefields in 1931 precipitated a number of titles bearing witness to his wartime experiences. The first works in this genre, And We Go On and Private Timothy Fergus Clancy, were published in 1930. He concluded his military themes with Ghosts Have Warm Hands, published in 1968.

Bird is widely known for his historical fiction which was steeped in the traditions and lore of Nova Scotia. His first novel Maid of the Marshes was privately published in 1933. Many of his later novels, published by Ryerson Press, were themed around the Yorkshire settlers who emigrated to the Chignecto Isthmus on the Nova Scotia-New Brunswick border in the 1770's.

BOOKS:

Amherst, Nova Scotia, Diamond Jubilee 1889-1949, with a history of the town specially written by Will R. Bird.

Amherst, N.S.: News-Sentinel Ltd., 1949. 84 p. : ill.

Amherst, Nova Scotia : the Gateway to the Land of EvangelineAmherst, N.S.: News Sentinel Ltd., [1925?] 22 p. :

ill.

And We Go OnToronto: Hunter-Rose, 1930. 343 p.

Angel CoveToronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1972. 236 p.

A Century at Chignecto: the Key to Old AcadiaToronto: Ryerson Press, 1928. 245 p. : ill.

ChignectoToronto: Ryerson Press, 1930 (The Ryerson

Canadian History Readers). 30 p. : ill.

The Communication TrenchAmherst, N.S.: The Author, 1933. 336 p.

The Communication Trench: Anecdotes & Statistics from the Great War, 1914-1918 Ottawa: CEF Books, 2000. 150 p.

Despite the DistanceToronto: Ryerson Press, 1961. 280 p.

Done at Grand PréToronto: Ryerson Press, 1955. 179. : ill.

An Earl Must Have a Wife

Toronto: Clarke, Irwin, 1969. 236 p.

Escape to MurderLondon: W. Kimber, 1955. 205 p. [Also published as The Two Jacks]

Ghosts Have Warm HandsToronto: Clarke, Irwin, 1968. 255 p.Paperback ed.: Toronto: Clarke, Irwin, 1976

Ghosts Have Warm Hands: a Memoir of the Great War, 1916-1919Nepean, Ont. : CEF Books, 1997

Golden Jubilee Souvenir, Division 508, 1908-1958, edited with a history by

Will R. Bird.Halifax, N.S.: Golden Anniversary Committee of

Division 508, Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employees of America, 1958. (Printed by McCurdy Pub. Co.). 96 p.

Here Stays Good YorkshireToronto: Ryerson Press, 1945. 332 p.

2nd ed. Toronto : Ryerson Press, 1946Ottawa : CEF Books, 2000

Historic Nova ScotiaHalifax: Hon. W.T. Dauphinee, Minister of Trade &

Industry, [19--?].114 p.

/ prepared by Will R. Bird, in consultation with D.C. Harvey ; drawings by

William E. Degarthe.Halifax: Ministry of Industry and Publicity,

1946?] ([2nd ed.])Halifax: Government of Nova Scotia, 1940Halifax: Government of Nova Scotia, 1945

Halifax: Bureau of Information, 1949[Halifax, 1941?]

History of the Highways of Nova Scotia[Halifax, N.S.?: s.n., 1945]. 141 leaves

Interesting Items Regarding St. Matthew’s Church[Halifax, N.S.: St. Matthew’s United Church,

1963]. 3 p.

Judgment GlenToronto: Ryerson Press, 1947. 315 p.

Maid of the MarshesAmherst, N.S.: The Author, 1935. 198 p.

The Misadventures of Rufus BurdyToronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1975. 270 p.

No Retreating Footsteps: the Story of the North Nova Scotia HighlandersKentville, N.S.: Kentville Pub. Co., 1954. 398

p. : ill.Paperback ed.: Hantsport, N.S.: Lancelot Press,

1983

North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment[Fredericton]: Brunswick Press, 1963. 629 p. :

ill.Off-trail in Nova Scotia

Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1956. 314 p. : ill.Toronto : Ryerson Press, 1960, c19561st paperback ed. Toronto : McGraw-Hill Ryerson,

1972, c1956

The Passionate PilgrimToronto: Ryerson Press, 1949. 324 p.

Private Timothy Fergus ClancyOttawa: Graphic Publishers, 1930. 325 p.

Shy Yorkshireman: a NovelToronto: Ryerson Press, 1955. 253 p.

New York : Bouregy & Curl, 1955

So Much to RecordToronto: Ryerson Press, 1951. 317 p.

St. Matthew’s United Church of CanadaHalifax : [s.n., 1963][Halifax : s.n., 1972?]

The Story of Vimy-Ridge = La Crête de VimyArras, France: I.N.S.A.P., 1932. 24 p. : ill.

Sunrise for Peter, and Other StoriesToronto: Ryerson Press, 1946. 223 p.

These are the MaritimesToronto : Ryerson Press, 1959. 333 p. : ill.Toronto : Ryerson Press, 1964, c1959Toronto : Ryerson Press, 1969, c1959.1st paperback ed. Toronto : McGraw-Hill Ryerson,

1974

Thirteen Years After: The Story of the Old Front RevisitedToronto : Maclean Pub. Co., 1932. 180 p. : ill.

Ottawa : CEF Books, 2000. 240 p.

This is Nova ScotiaToronto : Ryerson Press, 1950. 299 p.Philadelphia: Macrae Smith Co., 19502nd ed.: Toronto : Ryerson Press, 1951, c19503rd ed. rev. Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1955, c1950Toronto : Ryerson Press, 1961

Braille ed. Toronto: CNIB, [197-?]1st paperback ed. Toronto : McGraw-Hill Ryerson,

1972

To Love and To Cherish Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1953. 309 p.

Tristram’s Salvation: a NovelToronto: Ryerson Press, 1957. 254 p.

The Two Jacks: the Amazing Adventures of Major Jack M. Veness and Major Jack L. Fairweather

Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1954. 209 p.1st U.S. ed.: Philadelphia : Macrae

Smith, [1955?]London : W. Kimber, 1955

WORKS EDITED BY WILL R. BIRD

Atlantic AnthologyToronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1959. 310 p.Braille ed. Toronto : CNIB, [197-?]

DRAMA

The Baronets of Nova Scotia: a pageant presented during the visit of their Majesties to Nova Scotia to honour the Scottish ancestry of Her Majesty and to commemorate the beginning of British migration to Canada Halifax: Prepared by the Government of Nova Scotia, 1939. 15 p.

The Birth of a City: a pageant presented during the June celebrations of the200th anniversary of the founding of the city of Halifax / script by Will R. Bird; H. Leslie Pigot, director.

Halifax: 1949. 33 leaves. [Unpublished manuscript]

Halifax, 1749: a musical play based on the founding of Halifax, 1749 / text and lyrics by Will R. Bird; music by Walter Kaufman.

Halifax, 1948. 107 p. [Unpublished manuscript]

The Londonderry Heirs: pageant presented at Central Colchester High School,

August 3 / produced by Don Wetmore; score by Don Wetmore, assisted by Will R. Bird. [Nova Scotia : 19--?] [Unpublished manuscript]

SHORT STORIES

“According to statistics” In Sunday Leader (June 17, 1925), p. 5

“Acquaintance” In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 24 (December 1933),p. 21-24+

“The afghan” In Telephone Lines (Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Co.), 2 (November 1950)

“Afloat in the fog” in Sunday Leader (December 9, 1923), p. 6

“The alder whistle” In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 76 (March 7, 1945)

“The alien” In Busy East of Canada, 18 (November 1927), p. 10-15+“All rights reserved” In Toronto Star Weekly (June 6, 1931)

“The ambush” In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 82 (March 3, 1951)

“And for each care, a new gray hair” In Telephone Lines (November 1953)

“Angel’s faith” In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 26 (September 1935), p. 13-17

“Anniversary” In Canadian Magazine, 85 (June 1936), p. 12-13

“Apple frolic” In Telephone Lines (January 1954)

“The apple sign” In Telephone Lines, 1 (October 1949)

“Aristocrat” In Toronto Star Weekly (November 30, 1929)

“At Kingfisher Point” In Sunday Leader (January 13, 1924), p. 9+

“Auntie Abdul” In Toronto Star Weekly (August 3, 1929)

“The axe” In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 34 (October 1943), p. 14-15+

“Bachelor brother” In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 82 (September 20, 1951)

The Advertiser (Blossom ed.), 75 (May 1952), p. 75+The Advertiser (Blossom ed.), 33 (May 1965), p. 11-

14The Monitor (Blossom ed.), 33 (May 1965), p. 11-14

“Bad blood” In Busy East of Canada, 23 (January 1933), p. 23-27 [pseud.: B.W. Amherst]

Maclean’s, 45 (May 1, 1932), p. 18-19+

“Bandages” In Toronto Star Weekly (March 1, 1930) War Stories (August 1, 1929)

“The bargain” In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 80 (October 26, 1949), p. 26-27+

“The Baxter’s ‘hired man’ ” In Sunday Leader (August 10, 1924), p.6

“Be careful of Grampa” In Telephone Lines (June 1955)

“A bear in a barrel” In Telephone Lines, 2 (May 1950)

“Beating the post office” In Telephone Lines (March 1953)

“The beaver tree” In The Advertiser (Blossom ed.), 24 (May 1957), p. 11+

In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 74 (September 22, 1943)“The beavertrap detective” In Toronto Star Weekly (May 23, 1931)

“Before the doctor came” In Sunday Leader (January 27, 1924), p. 6

“Beginner’s luck” In Toronto Star Weekly (November 22, 1930)

“Beyond everything” In Canadian Home Journal, 21 (May 1924), p. 3-4+

“Beyond the wire” In Collier’s, 87 (April 11, 1931), p. 14-15+ In Sunrise for Peter and Other stories, by Will R. Bird

(Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1946), p. 84-96

“The big panther of Porter’s Gully” In Sunday Leader (April 13, 1924), p. 6

“The big trout” In Telephone Lines, 2 (June 1950)

“The biggest liar” In War Stories (August 1931)

“Black Ben’s burial” In Sunday Leader (December 16, 1923), p. 6, 10

“Black magic” In Telephone Lines (July 1954)

“The blue feather” In Canadian Home Journal, 32 (September 1935), p. 18-19+

“Bluebirds for happiness” In Telephone Lines, 3 (December 1951)

“Bob gets a ‘valentine’ ” In Sunday Leader (February 10, 1924), p.5-6

“Bob’s prisoners” In Sunday Leader (November 4, 1923), p. 6

“Bones and smells” In Canadian War Stories (January 1930), p. 28-33

“Boots” In Busy East of Canada, 20 (January 1930), p. 12-17+ In Canadian War Stories (November 1, 1929), p. 39-45

“Both love” In Toronto Star Weekly (August 13, 1932) [pseud.: F.W. Sutton]

“Brave little wife” In Telephone Lines (March 1959)

“Bride Crowdy” In The Advertiser (Blossom ed.), 29 (May 1962), p. 7+

“Brother” In Angel Cove, by Will R. Bird. Toronto: Macmillan, 1972. P. 84-94

In Maclean’s 45 (April 15, 1932), p. 12-13+ [pseud. B.W.Amherst]

In Sunrise for Peter and Other Stories, by Will R. Bird. Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1946. P. 137-147.“Buck Murphy’s boar” In Toronto Star Weekly (October 19, 1929)

“Buggy-Boo” In Telephone Lines (September 1953)

“Buried treasure” In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 24 (March 1934), p. 12-15+

“The buried treasure of Spook Hill” In Sunday Leader (August 3, 1924), p. 3-4

“The canary bird” In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 73 (May 13, 1942)

“Captain Jonas Wintell, curiosities” In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 32 (August 1941),

p. 23-29

“The case of Matthew Meekens” In Telephone Lines (March 1951)

“A case of mistaken identity” In Telephone Lines (April 1952)

“A case of nerves” In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 71 (February 14, 1940), p. 19

“Ceiling zero” In Telephone Lines (June/July 1952)

“The cellar window” In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 36 (November 1945), p. 18-21

“Chain letter” In Telephone Lines (September 1960)

“The champion” In Toronto Star Weekly (July 26, 1930)

“Champion of the driving dam” In Nova Scotia Fish and Game (May 1936), p. 3-4+

“Champion of Fusiliers” In Canadian Magazine, 82 (August 1934), p.8-9+

“The cheat” In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 82 (August 16, 1951)

“The Christmas apron” In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 74 (December 22, 1943)

“The Christmas dinner” In Telephone Lines, 1 (December 1949)

“Christmas Eve at Evan’s Creek” In Sunday Leader (December 23, 1923), p. 6

“Christmas in the air” In Sunday Leader (December 23, 1923), p. 5

“Christmas is a big day” In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 79 (December22, 1948), p. 10-11

“Circumstantial evidence” In Sunday Leader (February 17, 1924), p.6.

“Clancy’s combine” In Toronto Star Weekly (January 12, 1929)

“Clancy’s Santa Claus” In Toronto Star Weekly (December 21, 1929)

“Clear crystal” In Busy East of Canada, 22 (August 1931), p. 11-15In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 73 (November 25, 1942)In Toronto Star Weekly (June 13, 1931)

“Clothes make the man” In Busy East of Canada, 21 (June 1931), p. 11-18

“The coal dust twins” In Canadian War Stories (September 15, 1929),p. 3-12

“A cold morning” In Telephone Lines (September 1955)

“Come to the clinic” In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 75 (December 20,1944)

“A company of ghosts” In Telephone Lines (July 1957)

“The cook and the undertaker” In Toronto Star Weekly (April 6, 1929)

“Corresponding love” In Toronto Star Weekly (August 19, 1933)

“The courage of Leander Kroon” In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 71 (June 5, 1940)

“The courtesies of war” In Busy East of Canada, 19 (June 1929), p. 14-19

“The courtship of Mary Belle” In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 24/25 (July/August 1934), p. 20-24

“The cow boy” In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 71 (November 27, 1940)

“Cowbarn nose” In Maclean’s, 43 (April 1, 1930), p. 10-11+

“The crease in the contract” In Sunday Leader (March 9, 1924), p. 6

“The creeping phantom” In The Legionary, 5 (September 1930), p. 5-7+

In War Stories (March 27, 1930)

“A cure for hiccups” In Telephone Lines (December 1958)

“Cute as a fox” In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 77 (March 27, 1946)

“Danger of spring” In Chatelaine, 6 (September 1932), p. 13+

“Davy’s war” In Sunday Leader (June 22, 1924), p. 6“The debating club” In Telephone Lines (September 1949)

“The decision” In Telephone Lines, 1 (July 1949)

“The decoy” In The Advertiser (Blossom Ed.), 28 (May 1961), p. 14-15, 23-24

In The Spectator (Blossom ed.), 28 ((May 1961), p. 14-15, 23-24

“Delirious tree-men” In Canadian War Stories (June 1929)

“A demon for a decoy” In The Star Weekly (Toronto), (January 6, 1951), p. 1+

“The den in the dessert” In The Sunday Leader (March 30, 1924), p. 6+

“The deserter” In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 75 (December 27, 1944)(When Yorkshire comes to Nova Scotia)

In Short Stories by Will R. Bird. [Sackville, N.B.]: TantramarHeritage Trust, 2000. P. 25-30 (When Yorkshire cameto Nova Scotia)

“Diana keeps a diary” In The Advertiser (Blossom ed.), [26] (May 1959), p. 15+

In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 74 (March 3, 1943)In Toronto Star Weekly (February 11, 1933)

“The digger” In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 36 (October 1945), p. 19-24.

“A disrupting tax” In Telephone Lines (April 1955)

“Do good to them that does you” In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 38(August 1947),

p. 11-14 In Sojourn, the Magazine for Nova Scotia

(June 1975), p. 48-52 [Excerpt from The Misadventures

of Rufus Burdy]

“Don’t let them call you sweetheart” In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 37 (January 1948), p. 19-27 [pseud. E.M. Sutton]

“Don’t make fun of a ghost” In Telephone Lines, 3 (March 1951)

“The dory builder” In Angel Cove, by Will R. Bird. Toronto: Macmillan, 1972. P. 95-109

In Canadian Magazine, 90 (December 1938), p. 14-15+

In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 74 (December 1, 1943)

In Maritime Advocate & Busy East, 35 (April 1945), p. 11-12+

In Sunrise for Peter and Other Stories, by Will R. Bird. Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1946. P. 18-34

“The eclipse at East Jordan” In Farmer’s Advocate, 59 (September 11, 1924), p. 1329+

“An end to dreams” In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 71 (September 25, 1940)

“English spoken” In Canadian Magazine, 81 (May 1934), p. 8-9+

“Epitaph” In Maclean’s, 46 (November 1, 1933), p. 21-22

“The equivalent” In Angel Cove, by Will R. Bird. Toronto: Macmillan, 1972. P. 24-36

In Maclean’s, 46 (September 15, 1933), p. 12-13+ In Modern Short Stories. London: Lovat, Dickson &

Thompson, 1935. P. 313-329


“Escape” In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 27 (January/February 1937), p. 15-18

“The evidence” In Telephone Lines (October 1955)

“Evil to him who evil thinks” In Telephone Lines (March 1952)

“An exceedingly lucky man” In The Advertiser (Blossom ed.), 71, no.21 (May 1948),

p. 21, 49-52, 72

“Eyes! Eyes! Eyes!” In The Legionary, 5 (June 1930), p. 14-16+ In True Canadian War Stories, selected by Jane

Dewar. Toronto: Lester & Orpen Dennys, 1986. P. 13-20

“Far lands” In Busy East of Canada, 22 (October 1931), p. 8-12 In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 74 (April 7, 1943) In Toronto Star Weekly (August 15, 1931)

“The fate of Dan Coaker” In Toronto Star Weekly (February 8, 1930)

“The February thaw” In The Advertiser (Blossom ed.), 74 (May 1951),p. 13+

“The fickle female” In Toronto Star Weekly (July 27, 1929)

“The fight at the mill-dam” In Sunday Leader (October 21, 1923), p. 6

“Finders keepers” In Canadian Magazine, 90 (July 1938), p. 12+

“The finer instincts” In The Legionary, 6 (December 1931), p. 6-11

“The first information bureau” In Telephone Lines, 1 (May 1949)

“First platoon” In Maclean’s, 47 (May 1, 1934), p. 18-19+ In Sunrise for Peter and Other Stories, by Will R. Bird.

Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1946. P. 64-73

“First prize at Tulip Cove” In Toronto Star Weekly (December 17, 1932)

“First to the fort” In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 76 (January 10, 1945), p. 19+

“Fish for Friday” In Telephone Lines (May/June 1959)

“Fish is brain food” In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 25 (September 1934), p. 17-22

“For a Merry Christmas” In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 76 (December 19, 1945), p. 10-11

“For a peaceful life” In The Advertiser (Blossom ed.), 67 (May 1944), p. 15+

“For Christmas” In Telephone Lines (December 1952)

“Fort orders” In The Star Weekly (Toronto), (April 14, 1951) In The Spectator (Blossom ed.), 76 (May 1953), p.

13+ In The Monitor (Blossom ed.), 34 (May 1966), p. 11,

17-19 In The Spectator (Blossom ed.), 34 (May 1966), p.

11, 17-19

“Forty-seven dollars’ worth of life” In Busy East of Canada, 20 (August 1929), p. 11-17

“Four men and a bear” In Sunday Leader (September 16, 1923), p. 6

“A friend in need” In Telephone Lines (August 1952)

“Fugitive” In Toronto Star Weekly (January 11, 1930)

“Full of bounce” In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 27 (May 1937), p. 13-15+

“Fundy fog” In The New Goblin, 10 (September 1930), p. 22

“The fussy man” In Telephone Lines, 2 (August 1950)

“The future of the maple” In Busy East of Canada, 17 (February 1927), p. 25-27

“The gents had a powder room” In Telephone Lines (October 1958)

“The ghost of Sleepy Hollow” In Sunday Leader (November 18, 1923),p. 6

“The ghost walk” In Busy East of Canada, 22 (February 1931), p. 6-9+

In Canadian Home Journal, 24 (October 1927), p. 8-9+

“Ghosts have warm hands” In 13 Canadian Ghost Stories, edited by Ted Stone. Saskatoon, Sask: Western Producer Prairie Books, 1988. P. 94-100

“The gilded staff” In Toronto Star Weekly (March 16, 1929)

“Girl crazy” In Canadian Home Journal, 33 (May 1936), p. 18-19+ In The Farmer Magazine, 34 (January 1937), p. 8-9+

“The gold laced hat” In The Advertiser (Blossom ed.), 31 (May 1964), p. 9, 23-251

In The Monitor (Blossom ed.), 31 (May 1964), p. 9, 23-25

“The good fortune of Jean Renert” In Canadian Home Journal, 26 (April 1930), p. 8-9+

“The good old days” In Telephone Lines (November 1957)

“Goose eggs” In Toronto Star Weekly (June 28, 1930)

“Goose love” In Busy East of Canada, 21 (November/December 1930), p. 14-19+ In Canadian Home Journal, 27 (September 1930), p. 8-9+

In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 73 (December 23, 1942)

In Ontario Farmer, 28 (February 1931), p. 8-9+

“Gooseberry vinegar” In Telephone Lines (July 1962)

“Granny’s art” In Angel Cove, by Will R. Bird. Toronto: Macmillan,1972. P. 63-74

In Canadian Home Journal, 29 (December 1932), p. 14-15+

“Grand finale” In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 26 (December 1935), p. 13-16+

“The green far hills” In The Advertiser (Blossom ed.), 76 (May 1953), p. 19+

“Green mouth” In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 24 (May 1934), p. 14-18

“The green reporter” In Western Home Monthly (March 1924), p. 6+

“Grip of circumstance” In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 28 (February 1938), p. 11+

“Guides know a lot” In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 80 (August 24,

1949), p. 14-15+

“Gun shy” In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 71 (April 17, 1940)

“Hallowe’en treat” In The Advertiser (Blossom ed.), 72 (May 1949), p, 23+

“Hannah’s bowl of milk” In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 75 (October 18, 1944) (When Yorkshire comes to Nova Scotia)

“He who hesitates ... “ In Telephone Lines (May 1952)

“He who laughs last” In Telephone Lines (May 1957)

“A healthy, capable, middle-aged female” In Telephone Lines, 1 (August 1949)

“The hearing aid” In Telephone Lines (January 1960)

“Helen Mary and the stranger” In Angel Cove, by Will R. Bird. Toronto: Macmillan, 1972.

P. 51-62

“Henry meets adventure” In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 24 (April1934), p. 20-23+

“Here are kindly folk” In Busy East of Canada, [23] (August 1932), p. 13-19+

In Canadian Magazine, 78 (July 1932), p. 12-14+

“Here stays good Yorkshire” In Canadian Digest, 1, no. 2 (May 1946), p. 70-95

“Here’s a ‘top-notch’ fish story” In Sunday Leader (May 20, 1923),p. 7

“Hero from Spain” In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 30 (December

1939), p. 11-15

“Hero of the Northwest Arm” In Telephone Lines, 2 (July 1950)

“Heroic exit” In Canadian Magazine, 78 (September 1931), p. 18-20

“Hers not to reason why” In Toronto Star Weekly (September 19, 1931)

“Hilary’s hereafter” In Toronto Star Weekly (September 24, 1932)

“The hired man” In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 24 (February 1934), p. 16-19

“His brother” In Busy East of Canada, 20 (October 1929), p. 14-20

“His brother Peter” In Canadian Magazine, 82 (September 1934), p. 12-14+

“His deputy” In Busy East of Canada, 17 (April 1927), p. 12-18 In The Legionary, 2 (July 1927), p. 11-14+

“His one regret” In Telephone Lines, 3 (November 1951)

“The hole in the hill” In Sunday Leader (June 7, 1924), p. 6“Home nursing” In Telephone Lines (December 1955)

“Home pastures” In Canadian Magazine, 89 (April 1938), p. 6-7+ In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 29 (April 1939), p.

19-23

“A homesteader needs a wife” In Canadian Home Journal, 39 (September 1942), p. 14-16+

In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 75 (January 12, 1944)

“Horseback honeymoon” In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 75 (November 29, 1944) (When Yorkshire comes to Nova Scotia)

In Short Stories by Will R. Bird. [Sackville, N.B.]:Tantramar Heritage Trust, 2000. P. 19-24 (When Yorkshire came to Nova Scotia)

“Horses for Ezra” In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 76 (January 24, 1945), p. 18-19 (When Yorkshire comes to Nova Scotia)

“The Howard’s private burying ground” In Farmer’s Advocate, 59 (June 12, 1924), 898+

“I’m a specialist, see” In Toronto Star Weekly (March 7, 1931)

“If at first ....” In Telephone Lines (February 1952)

“If you were me” In The Legionary, 4 (October 1929), p. 5-8; (November 1929), p. 16-17+

“In memory of a gentleman” In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 26 (July 1936), p. 13-16

“In time of flood” In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 26 (November 1935), p. 14-15+

“Incredible escape” In Maclean’s, 47 (September 1, 1934), p. 15+

“Indians coming” In The Advertiser (Blossom ed.), 69 (May 1946), p.17+

In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 71 (May 1, 1940), p. 22-23+“The instructions” In Telephone Lines, [2] (December 1950)

“Invitation” In Angel Cove, by Will R. Bird. Toronto: Macmillan, 1972. P. 130-136

In Maclean’s, 46 (May 1, 1933), p. 15+ In Sunrise for Peter and Other Stories, by Will R. Bird.


“The iron cross” In Canadian Home Journal, 26 (November 1929), p. 10-11+

In Ontario Farmer, 26 (November 1929), p. 12-13+

“Jerry’s fifty-dollar picture” In Sunday Leader (July 13, 1924), p. 6

“Jo John’s Joe” In Toronto Star Weekly (August 30, 1930)“Jock and the bean stock” In Toronto Star Weekly (April 5, 1930)

“Jonah and the wail” In Busy East of Canada, 20 (November 1929), p.10-17

“The judgement of the Hawk of Fundy” In Busy East of Canada, 18 (June 1928), p. 10-13

“The Kaiser’s birthday” In Reveille (May 1, 1934), p. 18-19+

“Keep your powder dry” In Telephone Lines (January 1953)

“The kid-glove cow” In Telephone Lines (September 1956)

“Kind to dogs” In War Stories (May 1931)

“The king of the scooterack” In Sunday Leader (October 14, 1923), p. 6

“Klondyke” In The King’s Own, 31 (August 30, 1924), p. 1

“Labrador luck” In Listening Post (November 1924), p. 17-19+ In Maclean’s, 41 (November 1, 1928), p. 13-14+

“The lady shed tears” In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 29 (December 1938), p. 19-24

“Lancelot’s bear cub” In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 75 (November 15,1944) (When Yorkshire comes to Nova Scotia)

“The last letter” In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 31 (August 1940), p. 23-27

“The last straws” In Telephone Lines (February 1956)

“The last trick” In Angel Cove, by Will R. Bird. Toronto: Macmillan, 1972. P. 214-227

In Maclean’s, 54 (March 1, 1941), p. 16-17+

“The laughing jackass” In The Legionary, 6 (November 1931), p. 16-19

“Leatherpants” In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 32 (November 1941), p. 15-18+

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“Governor Charles Lawrence” In Busy East of Canada, 15 (June 1925),p. 16-18+

“The great Amherst mystery” In Toronto Star Weekly (November 19, 1932)

“The grim old guardian of the Tantramar” In Busy East of Canada, 6 (March 1926), p. 12+

“Halifax: something old, something new” In Echoes, 190 (Spring

1948), p. 7-8+

“Haunted places by the sea” In Toronto Star Weekly (August 11, 1928)

“Historic churches of Nova Scotia” In Mayfair (March 1948), p. 72-73

“The house of mystery” In Canadian Magazine, 83 (April 1935), p. 7+

In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 25 (April 1935), p. 19-21+

“If we buy only Maritime made goods, we help ourselves” In Sunday Leader (June 1, 1924), p. 5

“If you go fishing don’t get into the Indian’s bad books” In Sunday Leader (June 1, 1924), p. 5

“In search of a Canadian” In National Home Monthly, 51 (September 1950), p. 13-17

“The ‘island’ on the marshes” In Busy East of Canada, 15 (March 1925), p. 17-20

“It certainly was a mytifying [sic] ghost-happening in Kent County” In Sunday Leader

(January 27, 1924), p. 2

“June reminiscences” In The Legionary, 3 (June 1928), p. 7-9 [pseud.: “Forty-Twa”]

“The killing of famous Cumberland County wolf” In Sunday Leader (December 2, 1923), p. [3]

“The London-coach in Cumberland County” In Nova Scotia Historical Quarterly, 1

(June 1971), p. 85-100“Many superstitions surround the wedding ceremony in different

countries of the world” In Sunday Leader (June 15, 1924), p. 2

“Maritime Club hope of Maritimes” In Sunday Leader (November 11, 1923), p. 2

“Maritime poets” In Sunday Leader (December 9, 1923), p. 5

“Marked men” In The Legionary, 5-6 (October 1930-September/October1931)

In True Canadian War Stories, selected by Jane Dewar. Toronto: Lester &Orpen Dennys, 1986. P. 56-60

“The mecca of the Maritimes” In Busy East of Canada, 17 (November/December 1925), p. 5-8

“Memories and shenanigans” In Canadian Author and Bookman, 46 (Fall1970), p. 14

“The Micmacs of Acadia” In Busy East of Canada, 17 (July 1927), p. 9-12+

“‘Midnight visitations’ on the Western Front” In The Legionary, 8 (December 1933), p. 17+

“Moncton’s first store and storekeeper” In Busy East of Canada, 16 (January 1926), p. 8+

“The ‘money-makers’ of the Cobequid Mountains” In Sunday Leader (January 10, 1926),

p. 10-11

“My first book” In Canadian Author and Bookman, 29 (Spring 1953), p. 5-8+

“Never forget April 9th - the anniversary of Vimy” In Sunday Leader (April 6, 1924), p. 9+

“No man’s land” In The Legionary, 3 (March 1929), p. 11-12+

“ ‘Nobody missing’: episodes of craterland” In The Legionary, 11 (April 1936), p. 1-3+;

(May 1936), p. 11-12+

“Nova Scotia deer damage orchards” In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 71(March 6, 1940)

“Nova Scotia has many lights” In Canadian Geographical Journal, 54 (March 1957), p. 90-103

“Nova Scotia’s brother heroes” In Atlantic Advocate, 50 (August 1960), p. 37-40

“Nova Scotia’s highland Cape Breton” In Canadian Geographical Journal, 38 (February 1949),

p. 78-91

“Nova Scotia’s historic South Shore” In Canadian Geographical Journal, 66 (June 1963),

p. 200-210

“Nova Scotia’s improvements for tourists pay dividends” In Saturday Night, 63 (August 14, 1948), p. 2-3

“Nova Scotias’ [sic] old fashioned inns were very comfortable” InHospitality (September 1945), p. 5

“Now we can talk as friends: Lieut. G.H. Schnuphase, formerly of the Royal Saxon Regiment, talks to Will R. Bird” In Canadian Magazine, 81 (March 1934), p. 13+

“Oak Island’s buried gold” In Toronto Star Weekly (February 28, 1931)

“Odd place names in Nova Scotia” In Toronto Star Weekly (March 14, 1931)

“The original Canadians” In Sunday Leader (April 27, 1924), p. 3

“Parvillers” In The Legionary, 3 (September 1928), p. 18-20 [pseud.: Forty-Twa]

“Pirate’s treasure in Nova Scotia” In Toronto Star Weekly (April 7,1928)

“The prisoners who cannot escape” In Ypres Times, 5, no. 7, p. 210-213

“The roads of memory--on Armistice Day” In The Legionary, 4 (November 1929), p. 18

“Rum was my salvation” In Maritime Merchant, 59 (December 1950), p. 24

“Rusty shovels at Chignecto” In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 89 (January 1, 1959), p. 33

“Sable Island” In Maclean’s, 51 (March 15, 1938), p. 19+ [by C.F. Blackador as told to Will R. Bird]

“Sea-conditioned Nova Scotia” In Canadian Geographical Journal, 34 (February 1947),

p. [56]-85

“Some historic houses of Nova Scotia” In Canadian Geographical Journal, 57 (August 1958),

p. 62-65

“Sydney: age 150" In Maclean’s, 48 (May 1, 1935), p. 24+

“There’s gold on Oak Island” In Mayfair, 21 (July 1947), p. 60+

“They market their own live stock” In Ontario Farmer, 28 (October 1931), p. 15+

“Thirteen years after” In Maclean’s, 45 (January 1-October 1, 1932)

“This is the anniversary of Passchendale” In Sunday Leader (October 28, 1923), p. [5]“Three centuries of farming in Maritime Provinces” In The Tea Hour(August 1927), p. 5+

“ ‘To obtain prisoners for identification’ ” In The Legionary, 8 (November 1933), p. 9+

“To secure prisoners for identification” In The Legionary, 9 (August 1934), p. 8

“Treasure seeking in Nova Scotia” In Toronto Star Weekly (July 30, 1932)

“Triple attractions of Nova Scotia” In Busy East of Canada, 17 (April 1927), p. 24-27

“Two pioneers of Cumberland County” In Busy East of Canada, 21 (April 1931), p. 11-16+

“Up the hill to yesterday” In Family Herald & Weekly Star (August 16,1956), p. 33

“Vimy--before April 9, 1917" In The Legionary, 9 (May, July, October 1934)

“Vignettes from Passchendale” In Ypres Times, 4, no. 4, p. 114-116

“What life has taught me” In Onward, a Paper for Young Canadians, 62 (January 27, 1952),

p. 58-59

“What price Vimy?” In Maclean’s, 49 (April 1, 1936), p. 19+

“When ships were to cross Chignecto by rail” In Busy East of Canada, 17 (March 1927), p. 9-10

“When the veteran looks back” In Canadian Veteran (July 1934),p. 6-7+

“When Yorkshire came to Nova Scotia” In Dalhousie Review, 27 (January 1948), p. 415-423

In Short Stories by Will R. Bird. [Sackville, N.B.]: Tantramar Heritage Trust, 2000. P. 1-2

“When romance lives again” In Canadian National Railways Magazine, 13(May 1927), p. 7+

“Will Oak Island give up its gold?” In Canadian Magazine, 76 (May 1931), p. 6-7+

“Windsor on the Avon” In The Advertiser (Blossom ed.), 76 (May 1953), p. 7+

“Yesterday is up the hill” In Canadian Geographical Journal, 53 (August 1956), p. 70-75

“A young county councillor” In Maclean’s, 51 (March 1, 1938), p. 43

POEMS

“Armistice Day” In Ypres Times, 4, no. 4, p. 101

“At night on Vimy Ridge” In The Atlantic News (April 9, 1927)

“At Vimy Ridge” [Will R. Bird papers, Dalhousie University Archives]

“I wonder” In The Legionary, 9 (January/February 1934), p. 7

“Mother love” In The Atlantic News (May 7, 1927), p. 8

“The old gray mill” [Will R. Bird papers, Dalhousie University Archives]

“Remembering” [Will R. Bird paper, Dalhousie University Archives]

“Roads of memory on Armistice Day” In The Legionary, 4 (November 1929), p. 18-19

“Scotia by the sea” [Will R. Bird papers, Dalhousie University Archives]

“Their day” In The Legionary, 3 (November 1928), p. 5

“The veteran’s dream” [Will R. Bird papers, Dalhousie University Archives]

“The veteran’s thoughts” In The Legionary, 2 (November 1927)

BIOGRAPHICAL WORKS

“Dr. Will R. Bird: ‘Wherever you go there’s a story’ “ In Scotia Story Tellers: Personal Glimpses of 21 Nova Scotia Writers, by Rosemary Bauchman. Hantsport, N.S.: Lancelot Press, 1983. P. 36-41.

The Life and Works of Dr. Will R. Bird, by Lillian Hunter Matthews. (M.A. thesis, Acadia University, 1953

The Regional Novels and Travel Books of Will R. Bird, by Vida Mann Keyworth. (M.A. thesis, Université de Montréal, 1960)

[Unpublished autobiography, Will R. Bird papers, Dalhousie University Archives]

“What ever happened to Will R. Bird” In Star Weekly (Toronto), [198-?]

“Will Bird, the chronicler”, by Pat Sullivan. In Legion, 58,

no. 11 (April 1984), p. 12-14

“Will R. Bird: the marvellous story-teller” In Notable Nova Scotians, by Lester B. Sellick. Hantsport, N.S.: Lancelot Press, 1981. P. 36-46

ARCHIVAL SOURCES

Mary Kinley Ingraham papers. Correspondence with Will R. Bird, 1931-1943. Acadia University Archives.

Will R. Bird papers, Dalhousie University Archives.

Letter from A.G. Archibald, Vice-President and General Manager, Maritime Telegraph & Telephone Company, to Mr.R.S. Longley, Vice-President, Acadia University, August 2, 1962. Re: Will R. Bird’s stories in Telephone Lines. Acadia University Archives.

Hardie, Peter. A Conversation with Will R. Bird. Unpublished manuscript, 1976. 27 p.

Mount Allison University Archives (Student Essays 1975-1977, Vol 2 D-L; and Microfilm #B5031; taped conversation on cassette #20)

Documents

Will R. Bird Bibliography