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- The Seats of the Mighty
- Book
- 2015
- Published by: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
- Series: Early Canadian Literature
summary
From the pen of Gilbert Parker comes one of the most popular Canadian novels of the late nineteenth century. First published simultaneously in Canada and the United States in 1896, The Seats of the Mighty is set in Quebec City in 1759, against the backdrop of the conflict between the English and the French over the future of New France. Written and published after Parker's move to England, the novel attempts to romanticize French Canada without alienating his English and American readership. The novel’s enduring popularity led to a stage version in 1897 and a silent film in 1914.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright Page
- pp. i-iv
- A Note on the Text
- pp. vii-viii
- The Seats of the Mighty
- pp. 1-2
- Prefatory Note
- pp. 7-8
- I: An Escort to the Citadel
- pp. 11-22
- III: The Wager and the Sword
- pp. 37-47
- IV: The Rat in the Trap
- pp. 48-59
- V: The Device of the Dormouse
- pp. 60-63
- VII: “Quoth Little Garaine”
- pp. 81-88
- VIII: As Vain as Absalom
- pp. 89-92
- X: An Officer of Marines
- pp. 105-120
- XI: The Coming of Doltaire
- pp. 121-130
- XII: “The Point Envenomed Too!”
- pp. 131-146
- XIII: “A Little Boast”
- pp. 147-160
- XIV: Argand Cournal
- pp. 161-176
- XV: In the Chamber of Torture
- pp. 177-186
- XVI: Be Saint or Imp
- pp. 187-198
- XVII: Through the Bars of the Cage
- pp. 199-207
- XVIII: The Steep Path of Conquest
- pp. 208-213
- XIX: A Danseuse and the Bastile
- pp. 214-230
- XX: Upon the Ramparts
- pp. 231-246
- XXI: La Jongleuse
- pp. 247-254
- XXII: The Lord of Kamaraska
- pp. 255-269
- XXIII: With Wolfe at Montmorenci
- pp. 270-286
- XXIV: The Sacred Countersign
- pp. 287-300
- XXV: In the Cathedral
- pp. 301-311
- XXVI: The Secret of the Tapestry
- pp. 312-333
- XXVII: A Side-Wind of Revenge
- pp. 334-340
- XXVIII: “To Cheat the Devil Yet”
- pp. 341-353
- XXIX: “Master Devil” Doltaire
- pp. 354-360
- XXX: “Where All the Lovers Can Hide”
- pp. 361-364
Additional Information
ISBN
9781771120456
Related ISBN(s)
9781771120449, 9781771120463
MARC Record
OCLC
966771243
Pages
408
Launched on MUSE
2017-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2015