The Barrier 8 Doret confronts a river chase
Poleon Doret pursues Necia and a fleeing gambler along the river after a tense confrontation aboard a birch canoe. A daring rescue culminates in Rannion’s defeat and Nebia’s awakening sympathy, with Doret grappling between violence and mercy as a steamer nears.
Too Many Novels by Mrs. Ward at Kendal Library
Mrs. Humphrey Ward urged readers at Kendal to begin with bread and butter and not overindulge in novels. She advised venturing into broad seas of challenging subjects and long books to appreciate literature and support the craft.
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Humphrey Ward
Kendal
Frontenac the Feisty Governor of New France
A portrait of Count Frontenac, the fiery 17th century governor of New France. From his youth in France to his renewed leadership in Quebec at age 68, he clashed with Jesuits and Montreal authorities, earned popular support among colonists, and led campaigns against the Iroquois and English forces. He died in 1698, leaving a lasting mark on Canadian history.
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Randon
Necia
da- Treas
Rannion
Poleon
Flambeau
Count Frontenac
Louis XIV
New France
Frontenac
Paris
Terride
Government of
Canada
Quebec
Montreal
St. Sulpice
England
France
Schenectady
Portland
William Phipps
St. Lawrence
Ironois
America
Robert Outwitted at Bedworth Public House Tale
William Johnson, M.P. spoke at the Newington Reform Club about the Children's Act. In Bedworth a man left his wife with a baby outside a public house and a constable barred entry. The woman claimed the four month old baby weighed too little to enter, and the officer took the child inside with her remaining outside as guardian nicknamed Robert.
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Robert
Newington
Public House Reform Aims To Turn Taverns Into Social Venues
Lord Lamington introduces a Bill to reform public houses in England and Wales citing 200000 convictions in 1907 and 623 drunkenness charges in France. The plan envisions pubs as places for pleasurable intercourse offering food and refreshment beyond alcohol.
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France
England
Wales
Lord Lamington
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