Needed: the title, author, and (if possible) date and publisher of a
children's book remembered as "Eric and the Wild Geese," probably
dating from the early 1900's.  Both the name Eric and the phrase "wild
geese" are clearly recalled, but it is possible that the book had
another title.  No other information is available.

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Request for Question Clarification by luciaphile-ga on 25 Apr 2004 09:51 PDT

Hi buckram-ga,

Any chance it could have been a book called "Flight of the Wild Goose"
by Erick Berry? I'm having trouble locating more than the
bibliographic information--in the meantime, does that ring any bells
for you?

Regards,
luciaphile-ga

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Clarification of Question by buckram-ga on 26 Apr 2004 04:11 PDT

Thanks, luciaphile-ga...

Apparently not.  My friend says he's positive that the title contained
the plural "geese," not "goose," and that the main character was a boy
named Eric.  Beyond that, he can't recall much about it or offer any
sort of synopsis.  Sorry, I can't be of  more help... but then that's
why the question ended up here.  As Georgie Pillson would say, "How
tarsome!"

Best, etc.
Buckram

Hello buckram-ga,

I haven?t been able to find a book that matches your description.  The
closest that I have been able to find is a 1957 book by Cornelia
Meigs, named ?Wild Geese Flying?.  However, the main character in the
book is a boy named Dick not Eric.


You can read a description of the book here:

Sleepygirlsusedbooks.com
Wild Geese Flying
http://www.sleepygirlsusedbooks.com/pi/3266.html
?All of the Milton children loved the big white house in Jefferson
Village, Vermont where they had come to live, but Dick Milton
especially loved the stretch of woods behind the house and the
beautiful little lake where wild geese sometimes came to rest. But the
strange attitude of the people of Jefferson make the Miltons feel
unwelcome, and only with the help of a family lawyer do they discover
why the townspeople do not accept them. Then they become involved in
trying to solve the mystery that will make everything all right. In
this book we come to know a quiet, reflective and resourceful boy of
twelve--Dick Milton. Dick, in the absence of his father who is out of
the country on business, is his mother's mainstay and his younger
brother's chief counselor. And we get to know the rest of the Milton
family, too--Mrs. Milton, Roddy, Bella and Anne--for this is a family
story, full of the warm spirit of a happy family group and the
pleasure they take in their home.?



You can see what the cover looks like at the following link:

Abebooks.com
Book Image
Wild Geese Flying
http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?ph=2&bi=27231135


Is there any chance that this is the book that you are looking for?

Googlenut

Hi, googlenut-ga...

Thanks for the input!  It certainly seemed promising, all right;
however, I checked with the friend for whom I'm researching this
question, and he insists that  passages from the book were read to his
2nd grade class in 1952-53.  Since according to loc.gov the earliest
date for the Meigs book is 1957, I guess the "wild goose chase" goes
on.

Best of luck,
Buckram