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en-wikipedia-org-9665		Nick of the Woods - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	904	111	72	Nick of the Woods 1883 illustration from German edition of novel Die Gefahren der Wildnis by Hermann Vogel Nick of the Woods; or, The Jibbenainesay is an 1837 novel by American author Robert Montgomery Bird. The novel was eventually published in twenty-three editions in English, and four translations, including a best-selling German translation by Gustav Höcker.[1][3] The long popularity of the novel is evidenced by the fact that Mark Twain referenced the main character of the book in 1883's Life on the Mississippi, presuming the audience would know the reference.[1][3] The novel is set in Kentucky in the 1780s and revolves around the mysterious figure of "Nick of the Woods", dressed as a monster, who seeks to avenge the death of his family by killing numerous Indians, carving a cross on the body of all he slays. Nick of the Woods, Vol I-III, 1837 (English edition, edited by W.	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-9665.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-9665.txt