The Foreigner: A Tale of Saskatchewan

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The Foreigner Early Canadian Literature Series The Early Canadian Literature Series returns to print rare texts deserving restoration to the canon of Canadian texts in English. Including novels, periodical pieces, memoirs , and creative non-fiction, the series showcases texts by Indigenous peoples and immigrants from a range of ancestral, language, and religious origins. Each volume includes an afterword by a prominent scholar providing new interpretations for all readers. Series Editor: Benjamin Lefebvre Series Advisory Board: Andrea Cabajsky, Département d’anglais, Université de Moncton Carole Gerson, Department of English, Simon Fraser University Cynthia Sugars, Department of English, University of Ottawa For more information please contact: Lisa Quinn Acquisitions Editor Wilfrid Laurier University Press 75 University Avenue West Waterloo, ON N2L 3C5 Canada Phone: 519.884.0710 ext. 2843 Fax: 519.725.1399 Email: quinn@press.wlu.ca A Tale of Saskatchewan The Foreigner Ralph Connor Afterword by Daniel Coleman Early Canadian Literature Wilfrid Laurier University Press acknowledges the financial support of the Government of Canada through its Book Publishing Industry Development Program for our publishing activities. Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Connor, Ralph, author The foreigner : a tale of Saskatchewan / Ralph Connor. (Early Canadian literature series) Reprint. Originally published in 1909. Issued in print and electronic formats. ISBN 978-1-55458-944-9 (pbk.).—ISBN 978-1-55458-945-6 (pdf).— ISBN 978-1-55458-946-3 (epub). I. Title. II. Series: Early Canadian literature series PS8463.O58F6 2014 C813’.52 C2014-900849-X C2014-900850-3 Cover design and text design by Blakeley Words+Pictures. Cover image: Rev. Dr. Wilson and “Ralph Connor” [pseudonym for Rev. Charles William Gordon, Canadian clergyman and novelist], author and lecturer (detail), 1917. Photo by Stuart Thomson, from Stuart Thomson fonds, City of Vancouver Archives; item CVA 99-578.© 2014 Wilfrid Laurier University Press Waterloo, Ontario, Canada www.wlupress.wlu.ca Every reasonable effort has been made to acquire permission for copyright material used in this text, and to acknowledge all such indebtedness accurately. Any errors and omissions called to the publisher’s attention will be corrected in future printings. This book is printed on FSC recycled paper and is certified Ecologo. It is made from 100% postconsumer fibre, processed chlorine free, and manufactured using biogas energy. Printed in Canada. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior written consent of the publisher or a licence from The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright). For an Access Copyright licence, visit www.accesscopyright.ca or call toll free: 1.800.893.5777. ...