The following is a list of recently released ebooks from various Gutenberg projects, including Project Gutenberg US, PG Australia, Faded Page, and Standard Ebooks.
Sergeant Mayfair of the Mounted returns with one of the most gripping stories in his casebook—the story of a man who confessed too soon. On a long patrol north of the Arctic Circle the sergeant encounters Tex Conway, who eagerly admitted that he was guilty of a murder in Saskatchewan; Mayfair, however, was sceptical, even when Tex described the circumstances of the crime and the evidence that could be used against him.—Introduction.
After overhearing a secret conversation, J Little is offered seven seats on an "ark" to save his family from a doomed Earth. The problem is that there are ten members of his immediate family. How to choose which seven to save? But, is there really an "ark," and why is he being followed?
Far in the north woods of Ontario the Indians in their lonely wigwams are haunted by superstitious fears of evil spirits which the Indians believe can take possession of a person and turn him into a cannibal. When Ann Jackman came back to Fox Island from boarding school for the Christmas holidays, the Indians were in the grip of such a panic. Wen-dah-ban, a young hunter and friend of the Jackmans, believing that he had been conjured into a windigo, had disappeared into the forest. Ann, with others, undertook to find him. They soon discovered that they also had to deal with a white trader, whose unscrupulous schemes added to the dangers of the journey. Mrs. Pinkerton's expert story is filled with the crispness of cold days on the trail and the loneliness of night camps in the forest. Through it runs the warm family life of the Jackmans and their sympathetic understanding of the Indians, who are their friends.—adapted from the dustcover.
A sheltered young gentleman, Peregrine Vereker, flees his over-protected life to seek hardship and manhood on the open road. Bow Street Runner, Jasper Shrig, unravels the hidden dangers stalking Peregrine and steers him safely towards truth and destiny.
This article was published in two installments in The Canadian Magazine, April and June 1907 issues. The author provides brief biographies and discussions of the writings of the poets presented, along with examples of their work.
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