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Northwest!: Enriched edition. Surviving the Canadian Wilderness: A Tale of Adventure and Romance in 'Northwest!'
"Northwest!" by Harold Bindloss. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
120 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 1922
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Harold Bindloss
395 books3 followersHarold Edward Bindloss (1866 - December 30, 1945) was an English novelist who wrote many adventure novels set in western Canada.
Bindloss was born in Liverpool in 1866. According to his New York Times obituary:
Mr Bindloss was more than 30 years old before he began writing. Previously he had roamed the world, farming in Canada and working in southern climes as a cargo heaver, a planter, and at other jobs.
Broken by malaria he returned to England forty-five years ago and took up office work. But he lost his job when his health broke down and turned to writing in which he found his true vocation. He published some forty novels between the years 1902 and 1943. Many of his books had their locale in Canada. (New York Times, January 2, 1946)
He returned to London. In 1898, he published his first book, a non-fiction account based on his travels in Africa, called In the Niger Country. This was followed by dozens of novels.
Bindloss was born in Liverpool in 1866. According to his New York Times obituary:
Mr Bindloss was more than 30 years old before he began writing. Previously he had roamed the world, farming in Canada and working in southern climes as a cargo heaver, a planter, and at other jobs.
Broken by malaria he returned to England forty-five years ago and took up office work. But he lost his job when his health broke down and turned to writing in which he found his true vocation. He published some forty novels between the years 1902 and 1943. Many of his books had their locale in Canada. (New York Times, January 2, 1946)
He returned to London. In 1898, he published his first book, a non-fiction account based on his travels in Africa, called In the Niger Country. This was followed by dozens of novels.
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March 7, 2017
Jimmy is a young British gentleman who has been traveling the world to bide his time until he comes into his inheritance and the management of a valuable cotton mill company in England. He ends up on the run through the mountains of Canada because he fears he killed a Canadian Mounty. He is seldom actually alone on his journey, but some of his companions are a bit shady. The danger aspect of the chase through the wilds doesn’t have the tension and clarity that more modern adventure stories can have, but Jimmy and his love interest are very likeable. As is typical of the times, racism is taken for granted. This was written close to 100 years ago by a prolific British author, who spent some time farming in the Canadian North. I listened to this as a free download from Librivox.org., read by one of my favorite readers.
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