Project Gutenberg 2004-12-02 Public domain in the USA. 56 Bindloss, Harold 1866 1945 The Lure of the North Published in England under the title Agatha's Fortune Reading ease score: 81.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by Audrey Longhurst, Josephine Paolucci, Joshua Hutchinson, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Lure of the North" by Harold Bindloss is a novel penned during the early 20th century. It narrates the story of Jim Thirlwell, a young engineer torn between the lure of civilized comforts and the challenges of life in Canada's wilderness as he grapples with personal ambitions, family pressures, and romantic entanglements amidst the backdrop of the North's rugged beauty and harsh realities. The opening of the novel finds Thirlwell dining at a hotel in Quebec, reflecting on the stark contrast between his past life in the wilds of North Ontario and present societal expectations. As he interacts with his relatives and a young woman named Evelyn, it becomes clear that he is at a crossroads, facing a tempting job offer that could bring him back to England. However, he feels a pull towards his duties in the North, demonstrating a strong moral compass inherited from his father. This conflict sets the stage for his developing character and the relationships he forms while remaining loyal to his commitments in the wilderness. Ultimately, the opening chapters establish a rich tapestry of themes including ambition, sacrifice, and the search for identity, enticing readers to delve deeper into Thirlwell's journey. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Canada -- History -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 529080 528910 2024-10-06T11:53:21.962010 2023-10-06T12:13:25.385044 text/html text/html 526568 2020-12-18T19:44:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 255809 2020-12-18T19:44:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 318195 2024-10-06T11:53:31.189993 application/epub+zip 328503 2024-10-06T11:53:24.423040 application/epub+zip 254536 2024-10-06T11:53:22.935056 application/epub+zip 534206 2024-10-06T11:53:36.008097 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 512459 2024-10-06T11:53:30.004992 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 394356 2022-09-07T15:12:54.424509 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 474119 473998 2024-10-06T11:53:20.964165 2023-10-06T12:13:24.485025 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 473831 2020-12-18T19:44:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 173754 2020-12-18T19:44:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19679 2024-10-06T11:53:36.139921 application/rdf+xml 10938 2024-10-06T11:53:23.514002 image/jpeg 2955 2024-10-06T11:53:23.224000 image/jpeg 310122 2024-10-06T11:53:22.009037 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia