Plain Tales of the North

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mallet, Thierry, 1884-1969

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Plain Tales of the North" by Thierry Mallet is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The book shares the rich tapestry of life in the Far North, focusing on the experiences and traditions of those who inhabit these remote areas, including encounters with nature, wildlife, and the various characters of the region. The beginning of "Plain Tales of the North" introduces the reader to a stark, somber tale of a grave in Saskatchewan, where a young white woman rests under a cluster of jack-pines, marked only by four logs. This evocative story reflects on her life, full of struggle, and her untimely death in the unforgiving northern wilderness, where her husband, now a "squaw man," has moved on without a second thought for her memory. The narrative sets the tone for the collection, highlighting themes of isolation, survival, and the poignant stories that arise from the harsh realities of life in the North, inviting readers to reflect on the deep connections between the land, its people, and their shared histories. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

A grave in Saskatchewan

Traveling by canoe

"Spot"

In civilization

A pilot

Native mechanics

War news in husky land

A birch bark canoe

A silver fox and a scarf

Dead in the storm

A strange team

A moose story

The little blue lake

Forest fires

An Indian wake

A walrus story

Mohican ... the wolf

Fighting against starvation

Wild animals in the water

"Sunday"

Filming a white bear on land

Vermin and ants

A greenhorn in a rapid

Large fish

A little Indian girl

Outlawed in the barren lands

One thousand years

A practical joke

Eskimo arithmetic

"Caribou"

In Siberia

In the Hudson Straits

Whiskey Jack

Makejo

Two little Eskimo boys

An Indian warrior

Burro

Travelling in North Alberta

Mother and cubs

An old trader

Wolverine

"Spot" ... again

Homesick

Gotehe

Pets in the wilderness

An Eskimo guide in the barren lands

Man and wife

"Forty years ago"

Fisher and porcupine

The call of the wild north of fifty-three.

Credits:

E-text prepared by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images digitized by the Google Books Library Project (https://books.google.com) and generously made available by HathiTrust Digital Library (https://www.hathitrust.org/)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 79.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Release date is 2018-03-24