Masters of the Wheat-Lands by Harold Bindloss
The novel revolves around a young man who inherits a large estate and must navigate the complexities of rural life, including relationships with his neighbors and the challenges of managing the land. He becomes embroiled in local politics and struggles to balance his own desires with the needs of those around him. The story explores themes of identity, community, and the changing nature of rural society.
By Harold Bindloss · First published 1900 · Genre: Western, Adventure, Romance · 31 chapters · 125,018 words
First lines
The frost outside was bitter, and the prairie which rolled back from Lander's in long undulations to the far horizon, gleamed white beneath the moon, but there was warmth and brightness in Stukely's wooden barn. The barn stood at one end of the little, desolate settlement, where the trail that came up from the railroad thirty miles away forked off into two wavy ribands melting into a waste of snow. Lander's consisted then of five or six frame houses and stores, a hotel of the same material, several sod stables, and a few birch-log barns; and its inhabitants considered it one of the most promising places in Western Canada. That, however, is the land of promise, a promise which is in due time usually fulfilled, and the men of Lander's were, for the most part, shrewdly practical optimists. They made the most of a somewhat grim and frugal present, and staked all they had to give -- the few dollars they had brought in with them, and their powers of enduring toil -- upon the roseate future.
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: Harold Bindloss
- Date: 1900 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Western, Adventure, Romance, Historical Fiction, Drama
- Length: 125,018 words
- Structure: 31 chapters, 2,332 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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Genres
- Western — The novel is set in the Canadian prairies and involves themes typical of Westerns, such as frontier life and agricultural development.
- Adventure — The plot includes elements of adventure, with characters facing challenges and hardships in a rural setting.
- Romance — There are romantic subplots that influence the characters' motivations and interactions.
- Historical Fiction — The story is set in a specific historical context, reflecting the agricultural expansion in Canada during the early 20th century.
Tags
Western Fiction · Canadian Literature · Farming Novel · Rural Setting · Family Drama · Coming of Age · Social Class · Economic Struggle · Land Ownership · Agriculture · Prairie Life · Settler Experience
Contents
- Sally Creighton
- Sally Takes Charge
- Wyllard Assents
- A Crisis
- The Old Country
- Her Picture
- Agatha does not Flinch
- The Traveling Companion
- The Fog
- Disillusion
- Agatha's Decision
- Wanderers
- The Summons
- Agatha Proves Obdurate
- The Beach
- The First Ice
- Defeat
- A Delicate Errand
- The Prior Claim
- The First Stake
- Gregory Makes up his Mind
- A Painful Revelation
- Through the Snow
- The Landing
- News of Disaster
- The Rescue
- In the Wilderness
- The Unexpected
- Cast Away
- The Last Effort
- Wyllard Comes Home