The Trespasser And The March Of The White Guard: The Works Of Gilbert Parker

By Margaret Mary Mitchell and Margaret M. Mitchell

Book Overview

The Trespasser and The March of the White Guard: The Works of Gilbert Parker is a collection of two novels by Canadian author Gilbert Parker. The first novel, The Trespasser, is a romantic tale set in the Canadian wilderness. It follows the story of a young woman named Sheila Cardross, who falls in love with a mysterious stranger named David Carruthers. However, their love is threatened by the secrets David keeps about his past.The second novel, The March of the White Guard, is a historical tale set during the Russian Revolution. It follows the story of a group of Cossacks who are torn between their loyalty to the Tsar and their desire for freedom. The novel explores themes of patriotism, sacrifice, and the struggle for power in a time of political upheaval.Together, these two novels showcase Parker's skill as a storyteller and his ability to create vivid and compelling characters. The Trespasser and The March of the White Guard: The Works of Gilbert Parker is a must-read for fans of historical fiction and romantic literature.1913. Part Eight of Eighteen Volumes. Gilbert, Canadian-born novelist and politician, his literary reputation lies primarily on his earlier descriptive, dramatic and historic Canadian stories. He moved to England in 1889 and later served in Parliament. Parker explains that in this edition of his work, each volume will have a special introduction setting forth, as far as possible, the relation of each work to the author, to its companion works, and to the scheme of his literary life. His novel, The Trespasser, explores the theme of how the individual character of the colonies impinges upon the complicated, traditional, orderly life of England; The March of the White Guard begins: Ask Mr. Hume to come here for a moment, Gosse, said Field, the chief factor, as he turned from the frosty window of his office at Fort Providence, one of the Hudson's Bay Company's posts. The servant, or more properly, Orderly-Sergeant Gosse, late of the Scots Guards, departed on his errand, glancing curiously at his master's face as he did so. The chief factor, as he turned round, unclasped his hands from behind him, took a few steps forward, then standing still in the centre of the room, read carefully through a letter which he had held in the fingers of his right hand for the last ten minutes as he scanned the wastes of snow stretching away beyond Great Slave Lake to the Arctic Circle. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1417909897
• ISBN13: 9781417909896
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"