Project Gutenberg 2004-11-16 Public domain in the USA. 135 Parker, Gilbert 1862 1932 Parker, Horatio Gilbert Parker, Gilbert, Sir, bart. Northern Lights, Complete Reading ease score: 79.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. A lodge in the wilderness -- One at Red Man's River -- The stroke of the hour -- Buckmaster's boy -- To-morrow -- Qu'appelle -- The stake and the plumb-line -- When the swallows homeward fly -- George's wife -- Marcile -- A man, a famine, and a heathen boy -- The healing springs and the pioneers -- The little widow of Jansen -- Watching the rise of Orion -- The error of the day -- The whisperer -- As deep as the sea. Produced by David Widger "Northern Lights, Complete" by Gilbert Parker is a collection of interconnected narratives set in the North American wilderness, likely written during the early 20th century. The text showcases a series of stories capturing the lives of various characters, primarily focused on Indigenous peoples and early settlers, and their encounters in a rapidly evolving frontier landscape reflecting themes of love, loss, and cultural conflicts. The opening of the book introduces us to the character Mitiahwe, a young Indigenous woman married to a white man named Dingan. As she contemplates her happy life, a sense of foreboding looms with warnings from her mother, Swift Wing, about an impending storm and the potential for loss. Breaking Rock, a rival suitor, brings unsettling news of Dingan's intention to leave her for his own people, igniting fear in Mitiahwe's heart. The narrative delves deeply into the complexities of her emotional landscape, the tension of her situation, and the challenges posed by cultural differences, laying the groundwork for a poignant exploration of relationships in a changing world. The rest of the opening lays out rich descriptions of both the setting and the emotional turmoil faced by the characters, creating a vivid tapestry of life in the wilderness. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Canada, Northern -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 742160 742161 2024-10-03T08:17:52.138834 2023-10-03T07:44:41.531736 text/html text/html 778830 2021-01-28T09:35:47 text/html; charset=utf-8 257480 2021-01-28T09:35:47 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 331098 2024-10-03T08:18:01.253786 application/epub+zip 342374 2024-10-03T08:17:54.385829 application/epub+zip 342374 2024-10-03T08:17:53.018841 application/epub+zip 577872 2024-10-03T08:18:06.553773 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 546588 2024-10-03T08:18:00.436795 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 502202 2022-09-03T10:48:08.936504 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 637798 637791 2024-10-03T08:17:50.837853 2023-10-03T07:44:40.407729 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 637664 2020-12-29T11:43:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 243210 2020-12-29T11:43:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 637626 2020-12-29T11:43:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 243074 2020-12-29T11:43:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21966 2024-10-03T08:18:06.682831 application/rdf+xml 12770 2024-10-03T08:17:53.595848 image/jpeg 3735 2024-10-03T08:17:53.307836 image/jpeg 321700 2024-10-03T08:17:52.199865 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