Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 47 Curwood, James Oliver 1878 1927 Curwood, James-Oliver The Honor of the Big Snows Reading ease score: 88.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Charles Aldarondo, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Honor of the Big Snows" by James Oliver Curwood is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set in the harsh, unforgiving wilderness of the Canadian North, where themes of love, loss, and survival are interwoven. The tale follows John Cummins, a lonely hunter, and his fierce love for his dying wife Mélisse, exploring deep emotional landscapes against the backdrop of a snowbound existence. The opening of the book introduces readers to the dire circumstances of John Cummins, who is at the bedside of his beloved wife, Mélisse, as she is succumbing to illness. Despite the bleakness, their bond is palpable, characterized by tender moments and soulful exchanges. As Mélisse’s life wanes, she speaks of music, causing John to reflect on the beauty of their shared life and the silent prayers of the surrounding community. We witness the arrival of Jan Thoreau, a starving young boy with a violin, who brings a heartbreaking musical accompaniment to Mélisse’s passing, intertwining their fates in a shared moment of profound grief and cultural reverence. The first chapter sets the stage for a narrative rich in emotion and the stark realities of life amidst the "big snows." (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Western stories Wilderness areas -- Fiction Northwest, Canadian -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 382555 382431 2024-10-03T06:58:09.222056 2023-10-03T06:45:53.686097 text/html text/html 382548 382424 2024-10-03T06:58:09.490243 2023-10-03T06:45:53.869099 text/html text/html 213280 2024-10-03T06:58:17.322981 application/epub+zip 219212 2024-10-03T06:58:12.481026 application/epub+zip 200038 2024-10-03T06:58:11.247991 application/epub+zip 369442 2024-10-03T06:58:21.213974 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 337517 2024-10-03T06:58:16.560986 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 309599 2022-09-03T09:17:32.724002 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 343981 343908 2024-10-03T06:58:08.720057 2023-10-03T06:45:53.401082 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 343388 2013-05-11T20:55:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 125441 2013-05-11T20:58:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 343379 2013-05-11T20:55:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 125403 2013-05-11T20:58:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21656 2024-10-03T06:58:21.341940 application/rdf+xml 10057 2024-10-03T06:58:11.796999 image/jpeg 2783 2024-10-03T06:58:11.519010 image/jpeg 210625 2024-10-03T06:58:09.522033 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