Project Gutenberg 2004-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 43 Collins, J. E. (Joseph Edmund) 1855 1892 Collins, Joseph Edmund The Four Canadian Highwaymen; Or, The Robbers of Markham Swamp Reading ease score: 79.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Avinash Kothare, Tom Allen, Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions "The Four Canadian Highwaymen; Or, The Robbers of Markham Swamp" by J. E. Collins is a novel believed to have been written in the late 19th century. The narrative is steeped in themes of crime and adventure, centering around a band of robbers active in a particular area of Canada, particularly the infamous Markham Swamp. The story appears to intertwine elements of both personal conflict and societal issues, offering readers a glimpse into the life of lawbreakers and the tumultuous background surrounding them. The opening portion of the novel sets the stage by providing a beautiful autumn backdrop near a small Canadian village, where we are introduced to the main characters, particularly Roland Gray and Aster, a spirited young woman caught in the throes of societal expectations and romantic entanglements. As tensions build, a duel ensues between Roland and Mr. Ham, leading to significant consequences that propel Roland into the criminal underworld represented by the gang of highwaymen. This early part of the story piques interest by establishing both a captivating setting and a sense of intrigue surrounding the characters’ fates, effectively drawing readers into a world of adventure and moral dilemmas. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Canada -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 294956 294682 2024-10-03T10:28:53.902163 2023-10-03T09:21:19.934318 text/html text/html 294949 294675 2024-10-03T10:28:54.159155 2023-10-03T09:21:20.107307 text/html text/html 211177 2024-10-03T10:29:02.597159 application/epub+zip 213938 2024-10-03T10:28:58.100098 application/epub+zip 180036 2024-10-03T10:28:56.719128 application/epub+zip 488668 2024-10-03T10:29:05.981064 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 464186 2024-10-03T10:29:01.679105 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236421 2022-09-03T13:15:55.419889 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 264235 264012 2024-10-03T10:28:53.553136 2023-10-03T09:21:19.531314 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 264391 2014-10-13T13:06:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 103668 2014-10-13T13:09:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18932 2024-10-03T10:29:06.103062 application/rdf+xml 26056 2024-10-03T10:28:57.270118 image/jpeg 5020 2024-10-03T10:28:56.991116 image/jpeg 210389 2024-10-03T10:28:54.186117 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