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    Parables of a Province
    Parables of a Province
    Parables of a Province
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    Parables of a Province

    By Gilbert Parker

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    "Parables of a Province" is a collection of Gilbert Parker's short stories that raise the northern pioneer's life into the realms of myth and fable. It features "The Tent of the Purple Mat," a simple yet heartfelt story, "The Forge in the Valley," in which a man reanimates after a dozen years of illness and forgetfulness to find his loving wife struggling at the forge, "There Was a Little City" where an old man is summoned to help, again and again until he has reason to decline.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGood Press
    Release dateMay 20, 2021
    ISBN4064066198268
    Parables of a Province
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    Gilbert Parker

    Gilbert Parker (1862–1932), also credited as Sir Horatio Gilbert George Parker, 1st Baronet, was a Canadian novelist and British politician. His initial career was in education, working in various schools as a teacher and lecturer. He then traveled abroad to Australia where he became an editor at the Sydney Morning Herald. He expanded his writing to include long-form works such as romance fiction. Some of his most notable titles include Pierre and his People (1892), The Seats of the Mighty and The Battle of the Strong.

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