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 Project Gutenberg 2018-03-24 Public domain in the USA. 211 Mallet, Thierry 1884 1969 Plain Tales of the North Reading ease score: 79.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. A grave in Saskatchewan -- Traveling by canoe -- "Spot" -- In civilization -- A pilot -- Native mechanics -- War news in husky land -- A birch bark canoe -- A silver fox and a scarf -- Dead in the storm -- A strange team -- A moose story -- The little blue lake -- Forest fires -- An Indian wake -- A walrus story -- Mohican ... the wolf -- Fighting against starvation -- Wild animals in the water -- "Sunday" -- Filming a white bear on land -- Vermin and ants -- A greenhorn in a rapid -- Large fish -- A little Indian girl -- Outlawed in the barren lands -- One thousand years -- A practical joke -- Eskimo arithmetic -- "Caribou" -- In Siberia -- In the Hudson Straits -- Whiskey Jack -- Makejo -- Two little Eskimo boys -- An Indian warrior -- Burro -- Travelling in North Alberta -- Mother and cubs -- An old trader -- Wolverine -- "Spot" ... again -- Homesick -- Gotehe -- Pets in the wilderness -- An Eskimo guide in the barren lands -- Man and wife -- "Forty years ago" -- Fisher and porcupine -- The call of the wild north of fifty-three. E-text prepared by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images digitized by the Google Books Library Project (https://books.google.com) and generously made available by HathiTrust Digital Library (https://www.hathitrust.org/) "Plain Tales of the North" by Thierry Mallet is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The book shares the rich tapestry of life in the Far North, focusing on the experiences and traditions of those who inhabit these remote areas, including encounters with nature, wildlife, and the various characters of the region. The beginning of "Plain Tales of the North" introduces the reader to a stark, somber tale of a grave in Saskatchewan, where a young white woman rests under a cluster of jack-pines, marked only by four logs. This evocative story reflects on her life, full of struggle, and her untimely death in the unforgiving northern wilderness, where her husband, now a “squaw man,” has moved on without a second thought for her memory. The narrative sets the tone for the collection, highlighting themes of isolation, survival, and the poignant stories that arise from the harsh realities of life in the North, inviting readers to reflect on the deep connections between the land, its people, and their shared histories. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Arctic regions PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Travel & Geography 186899 186401 2025-02-22T14:33:18.329115 2023-09-24T11:11:37.710539 text/html text/html 181909 2018-03-24T14:26:22 text/html 643001 2018-03-24T14:30:24 text/html application/zip 735377 2025-02-22T14:33:24.055063 application/epub+zip 735091 2025-02-22T14:33:19.359128 application/epub+zip 141074 2025-02-22T14:33:18.859170 application/epub+zip 773339 2025-02-22T14:33:27.593109 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 737729 2025-02-22T14:33:23.548125 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 139766 2022-08-25T14:50:44.747982 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 155033 154766 2025-02-22T14:33:17.614123 2023-09-24T11:11:36.858648 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 154907 2020-06-14T23:38:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 59434 2020-06-14T23:38:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20469 2025-02-22T14:33:27.746054 application/rdf+xml 10917 2025-02-22T14:33:18.951098 image/jpeg 1982 2025-02-22T14:33:18.906098 image/jpeg 655113 2025-02-22T14:33:18.461122 application/octet-stream application/zip