Leatherstocking Novels
Preserved but no longer current.
The novels by Fenimore Cooper in which Natty Bumpo, nicknamed Leatherstocking and Hawkeye, is a leading character. They are The Pioneers (1 823), The Last of the Mohicans (1826), The Prairie (1826), The Pathfinder (1840), and The Deer- slayer (1841). "Leatherstocking" was a hardy backwoodsman, a type of North American pioneer.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Leatherstocking Novels” mean?
The novels by Fenimore Cooper in which Natty Bumpo, nicknamed Leatherstocking and Hawkeye, is a leading character. They are The Pioneers (1 823), The Last of the Mohicans (1826), The Prairie (1826), The Pathfinder (1840), and The Deer- slayer (1841). "Leatherstocking" was a hardy backwoodsman, a type of North American pioneer.
Is “Leatherstocking Novels” formal or informal?
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