Pierre and His People: Tales of the Far North. Volume 5.
Sir Horatio Gilbert George ParkerProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019
Rating 3.6- Word count
- 87K words
- Chapters
- 9
Tags
English Originals Foreign Literature Human GeographyPortrait GalleryLegendary LivesHumanistic CareComplex HumanityPopular NarrativeExotic CultureCross-Cultural ViewSummary
Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Pierre and His People: Tales of the Far North. Volume 5. by Gilbert ParkerAuthor: Parker, Gilbert, 1862-1932,Language: English, Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature, Release Date: Jul 1, 2004Editor's review
Pierre and His People: Tales of the Far North is a collection of short stories by Gilbert Parker set in the Canadian northern wilderness; this is Volume 5. With Pierre as its thread, the book links sketches of people and life on the northern frontier, hovering between romance and realism and carrying the lyrical tone and moral concern common in late nineteenth-century English literature. For readers studying Canadian regional writing, the northern imagination, or frontier narrative, this volume offers a text to analyze; its short-story structure also lets readers proceed in sections without relying on a continuous plot. As a Project Gutenberg public-domain ebook, this volume is easy to obtain and complete in text, suitable for classroom selections or research citation. Note that its portrayal of the North and of Indigenous life reflects the perspective of its time; read it with postcolonial criticism or historical context in mind.Who it's for
A good fit for
- Students and researchers of Canadian literature and northern writing
- English-language readers who enjoy short-story collections read in sections
- Readers interested in late nineteenth-century frontier narrative and local romance
- Teachers who need public-domain English short texts for classroom selections
Not a good fit for
- Readers expecting a continuous novel plot
- Readers unwilling to examine frontier narrative with its period limitations
- Beginners with limited English who need modern annotation
Reading tips
- Read story by story, noting characters and settings after each to sense the loose links between them.
- Read alongside material on northern Canadian geography and history to grasp the local color.
- Note how the narrator depicts the North and Indigenous figures, and keep critical notes on the period perspective.
- For classroom use, select a single story and compare it with frontier narratives of the same period.
About the publisher
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Contents
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FAQ
Must this collection be read in order?
This volume is a short-story collection; the stories are relatively independent, linked by figures such as Pierre and by the northern setting. Readers may follow the table of contents or dip into single stories without losing basic comprehension, though reading through makes the overall pattern of regional writing easier to grasp.What should I keep in mind about the northern writing?
The work carries the perspective of late nineteenth-century English literature, and its portrayal of northern life and Indigenous peoples may include the imaginings and prejudices common to its time. Read with historical background and postcolonial criticism in mind, questioning the narrative stance rather than treating it as objective ethnography.Is the Gutenberg edition suitable for teaching?
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About the author
Sir Horatio Gilbert George Parker Author · Canadian · 1862–1932Sir Horatio Gilbert George Parker (1862–1932), known as Gilbert Parker, was a Canadian author and politician. Born in Ontario, he worked as a teacher and journalist before settling in London. He is known for novels depicting the lives of French Canadians, notably Pierre and His People and The Seats of the Mighty, the latter held in the library as a complete edition and in several volumes. From 1900 to 1918 he served as a Member of the British House of Commons, making him one of the few Canadian-born figures to achieve distinction in both literature and politics. His works often draw on Canadian history and French-Canadian society, with romantic narrative and attention to character and local setting. The library holds 134 of his works; classification information is limited, as are public records of the details of his writing.