The Race and Other Stories by Sinclair Ross

The Author

The Author James Sinclair Ross, the youngest of three children of Peter Ross and Catherine Foster Fraser, was born January 22, 1908, on a homestead in northern Saskatchewan twenty-five miles from Prince Albert. When he wasabout sixor seven years of age his parents separated and Jimmy, as he was called, remained with his mother while his older brother and sister remained with his father. Mrs. Ross supported herself and her young son by housekeeping on various farms. At sixteen, after completing grade eleven, Ross took ajob with the Union Bank of Canada (later absorbed by the Royal Bank of Canada) at Abbey, Saskatchewan. After postings in several small Saskatchewan towns Ross was transferred to Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1933. The following year his first story, "No Other Way," was published. In 1941 his first and best-known novel,As For Meand My House, appeared, published in New York. He joined the Canadian Army in 1942 and was sent overseas with the Ordnance Corps, serving with Army Headquarters, London until 1946. On his return to Winnipeg early in 1946, Rosswas transferred by the Royal Bank to its headquarters in Montreal. The Well was published in 1968. On January 31 of that year Ross retired and in March he moved to Athens, Greece, where he lived for three years. The Lamp at Noon and Other Stories was published in 1968 and Whir of Gold in 1970. In 1971 Ross moved to Barcelona, Spain, and in 1973 to Malaga, where he remained for eight years. Sawbones Memorial appeared in 1974. In the spring of 1980 Ross returned to Montreal and in the spring of 1982 he moved to Vancouver. In 1981 Au service du Seigneur'? A translation by Louis-Bertrand Raymond of As For Me and My House was published by Fides, Montreal. This page intentionally left blank ...