When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Volume II

Name: When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Volume II
Author: Gilbert Parker

The novel When Valmond Came to Pontiac by Gilbert Parker tells the story of a French Canadian family living in Quebec during the late 1800s. The main character, Valmond, returns home after years away and must navigate the complex social and political landscape of his community while also dealing with personal struggles related to love and identity.

By Gilbert Parker · First published 1896 · Genre: Historical Fiction, Adventure, Drama · 7 chapters · 26,799 words

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Prince or plebeian, Valmond played his part with equal aplomb at the simple home of Elise Malboir and at the Manoir Hilaire, where Madame Chalice received him. His dress had nothing of the bizarre on this occasion. He was in black-long coat, silk stockings, the collar of his waistcoat faced with white, his neckerchief white and full, his enamelled shoes adorned with silver buckles. His present repose and decorum contrasted strangely with the fanciful display at his first introduction. Madame Chalice approved instantly, for though the costume was, in itself, an affectation, previous to the time by a generation, it was in the picture, was sedately refined. She welcomed him in the salon where many another distinguished man had been entertained -- from Frontenac, and Vaudreuil, down to Sir Guy Carleton. The Manor had belonged to her husband's people seventy-five years before, and though, as a banker in New York, Monsieur Chalice had become an American of the Americans, at her request he had bought back from a kinsman the old place, unchanged, furniture and all. Bringing the antique plate, china, and bric-a-brac, made in France when Henri Quatre was king, she fared away to Quebec, set the rude mansion in order, and was happy for a whole summer, as was her husband, the best of fishermen and sportsmen. The Manor House stood on a knoll, behind which, steppe on steppe, climbed the hills, till they ended in Dalgrothe Mountain. Beyond the mountain were unexplored regions, hill and valley floating into hill and valley, lost in a miasmic haze, ruddy, silent, untenanted, save, mayhap, by the strange people known as the Little Good Folk of the Scarlet Hills.

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Work type: Novel
Author: Gilbert Parker
Date: 1896 CE
Language: English
Genres: Historical Fiction, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Political
Length: 26,799 words
Structure: 7 chapters, 459 paragraphs
Reading fit: Very Easy (5th Grade or below)

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Historical Fiction — The narrative is set in a specific historical period and incorporates real historical events and figures.
Adventure — The plot involves exciting and risky undertakings, with a focus on action and exploration.
Drama — The story contains intense character development and emotional themes, focusing on personal and social conflicts.
Romance — There are elements of romantic relationships and emotional connections between characters.