7 best short stories - Canada

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Welcome to the book series 7 best short stories specials, selection dedicated to a special subject, featuring works by noteworthy authors. The texts were chosen based on their relevance, renown and interest. This edition is dedicated to Canadian literature. Influences on Canadian writers are broad, both geographically and historically, representing Canada's diversity in culture and region. This book contains the following texts: A Red Girl's Reasoning by E. Pauline Johnson; My Financial Career by Stephen Leacock; An Alpine Divorce by Robert Barr; The Blood of Kings by Frank L. Packard; The Little Bell of Honour by Gilbert Parker; The Way of the Winning of Anne by L. M. Montgomery; Captain Joe and Jamie by Charles G. D. Roberts. Bonus content:The Intellectual Development of the Canadian People by John George Bourinot. If you appreciate good literature, be sure to check out the other Tacet Books titles!

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Emily Pauline Johnson (10 March 1861 7 March 1913), also known by her Mohawk stage name Tekahionwake (pronounced dageh-eeon-wageh, literally: 'double-life'), was a Canadian poet, author and performer.Stephen P. H. Butler Leacock (30 December 1869 28 March 1944) was a Canadian teacher, political scientist, writer, and humourist. Robert Barr (16 September 1849 21 October 1912) was a Scottish-Canadian short story writer and novelist. Frank Lucius Packard (February 2, 1877 February 17, 1942) was a Canadian novelist. Sir Horatio Gilbert George Parker (23 November 1862 6 September 1932), known as Gilbert Parker, Canadian novelist and politician.Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts (January 10, 1860 November 26, 1943) was a Canadian poet and prose writer.Lucy Maud Montgomery (November 30, 1874 April 24, 1942), published as L. M. Montgomery, was a Canadian author.Sir John George Bourinot, (October 24, 1836 October 13, 1902) was a Canadian journalist, historian, and civil servant.

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