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  • Maria Chapdelaine: A Tale of the Lake St. John Country

    Enriched edition. A Poignant Portrait of Rural Quebecois Life and Love

    by Louis Hémon, Zoe Hart ...
    Translated by W. H. Blake ...
    Set against the stunning backdrop of the Lake St. John region of Quebec, Louis H√©mon'Äôs "Maria Chapdelaine: A Tale of the Lake St. John Country" intricately weaves the themes of love, resilience, and the harsh realities of rural life. H√©mon employs a lyrical yet straightforward prose style that captures the essence of the Qu√©b√©cois landscape and culture. The narrative revolves around Maria, a ... Read more

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  • The Voyageur Classic Canadian Fiction 7-Book Bundle

    All Else Is Folly / Pauline Johnson / The Town Below / Self Condemned / Storm Below / The Yellow Briar / Maria Chapdelaine

    by Peregrine Acland, Pauline Johnson, Roger Lemelin, Hugh Garner, Patrick Slater, Louis Hemon, Wyndham Lewis ...
    Translated by W.H. Blake ...
    Series series Voyageur Classics
    Voyageur Classics is a series of special new versions of Canadian classics, with added material and special introductions by noted experts. This bundle contains some of the greatest Canadian fiction, including influential literature from Quebec (Maria Chapdelaine, The Town Below), a collection of the best of the legendary Pauline Johnson, Peregrine Acland’s gripping Great War novel All Else is ... Read more

    $32.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • In a Fishing Country

    by W. H. Blake ...
    “In Fishing Country” is a vintage book on fishing in Canada, particularly in Quebec and Montreal. Rather than being a typical handbook or guide, this volume is more of an informal discourse on the places and people, describing where, when, and why as opposed to how and for what. An interesting and informative read, “In Fishing Country” will appeal to Canadian anglers and those with an interest in ... Read more

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  • Maria Chapdelaine

    A Tale of French Canada

    by Louis Hemon, Michael Gnarowski ...
    Translated by W.H. Blake ...
    Series Book 5 - Voyageur Classics
    Maria Chapdelaine, the quintessential novel of the rugged life of early French-Canadian colonists, is based on the author's experiences as a hired hand in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean area. A young woman living with her family on the Quebec frontier, Maria endures the hardships of isolation and climate. Maria must eventually choose between three suitors who represent very different ways of life: a ... Read more

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  • Maria Chapdelaine: A Tale of the Lake St. John Country

    Enriched edition.

    by Louis Hémon, Sydney Caldwell ...
    Translated by W. H. Blake ...
    In "Maria Chapdelaine: A Tale of the Lake St. John Country," Louis Hémon crafts a richly textured narrative set against the backdrop of rural Quebec, intricately weaving elements of local folklore and the struggles of frontier life. The novel is characterized by its poignant lyricism and vivid descriptions of the harsh landscapes and the enduring spirit of its characters. Hémon's storytelling ... Read more

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  • Maria Chapdelaine

    by Louis Hémon ...
    Translated by W. H. Blake ...
    Maria Chapdelaine is a romance novel that tells the story of Maria, a girl living in rural Quebec at the outset of the twentieth century. It is a wonderfully written book filled with complex yet amusing characters, from the parents of diverse backgrounds to various men Maria is struggling to decide between (even though only one truly has her heart). The tragedies that Maria faces in life, the ... Read more

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  • Maria Chapdelaine (Summarized Edition)

    Enriched edition. Rural Quebec romance at Lake St. John: a Canadian regionalist classic of hardship, resilience, and virtue

    by Louis Hémon, Blake Chapman, Blake Chapman ...
    Translated by W. H. Blake ...
    Set in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean frontier, Maria Chapdelaine follows a young woman choosing among François Paradis, Lorenzo Surprenant, and Eutrope Gagnon—an intimate plot that stages a larger conflict between modern mobility and fidelity to the land. Hémon's spare, rhythmic prose renders seasons, labor, and Catholic ritual with lyrical realism. At once roman du terroir and subtle critique, the ... Read more

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  • The Voyageur Modern Canadian Literature 5-Book Bundle

    The Silence on the Shore / Combat Journal for Place d'Armes / The Donnellys / In This Poem I Am / Canadian Exploration Literature

    by Germaine Warkentin, James Reaney, Hugh Garner, Scott Symons, Robin Skelton ...
    Series series Voyageur Classics
    Voyageur Classics is a series of special versions of Canadian classics, with added material and new introductions. In this bundle we find five classic works of twentieth century fiction, drama and poetry, a period when Canada’s literary identity was shaped. Originally published in 1962, The Silence on the Shore is considered by many critics to be renowned Hugh Garner’s best, most ambitious novel. ... Read more

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  • The Voyageur Canadian History 2-Book Bundle

    The Refugee / The Letters and Journals of Simon Fraser, 1806-1808

    by Benjamin Drew ...
    Series series Voyageur Classics
    Voyageur Classics is a series that issues special new versions of Canadian classics, with added material and special introductions. In this bundle we find two classic works of Canadian historical writing. During three extraordinary years, 1805-1808, Simon Fraser undertook the third major expedition across North America, culminating in his famous journey down the river in British Columbia that now ... Read more

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  • The Silence on the Shore

    by Hugh Garner ...
    Series Book 19 - Voyageur Classics
    Originally published in 1962, The Silence on the Shore is considered by many critics to be Hugh Garners best, most ambitious novel. Truly, in the person of Grace Hill, the landlady of the Toronto rooming house where most of the books events take place, Garner has created a fictional character never to be forgotten. Grace is a middle-aged snoop and an overweight nudist whose sexual release comes ... Read more

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  • Hardscrabble

    The High Cost of Free Land

    by Donna E. Williams ...
    When the Free Grants and Homestead Act was first introduced in 1868, fierce debates erupted in Ontario's Legislature over whether land in the Muskoka region should be opened to settlement or reserved for the Aboriginal population. From the beginning, many people vented serious doubts about the free grant scheme, citing the district's poor agricultural prospects. In the end, such caution was ... Read more

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    A Novel

    by Jason Mott ...
    A small Southern town transforms when a miraculous act of healing goes viral in the New York Times–bestselling author's "fascinating and powerful" novel ( Kirkus Reviews).In Stone Temple, North Carolina, a typical airshow suddenly turns tragic when a plane crashes into a crowd of spectators. After the dust clears, a thirteen-year-old girl named Ava is found huddled beneath a pocket of rubble with ... Read more

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