Project Gutenberg 2011-12-12 Public domain in the USA. 132 Bindloss, Harold 1866 1945 The Protector Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net "The Protector" by Harold Bindloss is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Wallace Vane and his friend Carroll as they navigate life in British Columbia, grappling with natural beauty and personal challenges. Through the journey, Vane encounters a young woman named Kitty Blake, who along with her companions, presents a turning point that tests his character and values. The opening of the book finds Vane and Carroll paddling a canoe down a picturesque inlet, discussing their recent success in locating a valuable mineral mine. Their camaraderie and rugged independence are evident, reflecting their hard-earned prosperity from years of toil in the wilderness. As they approach a settlement, Vane's encounter with Kitty, a distressed performer left behind by her troupe, marks the beginning of a transformative chapter in his life. Vane's willingness to assist Kitty and her mother, along with his introspective nature, hints at deeper themes of compassion and responsibility that will unfold in their evolving relationship as the story progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 500588 2025-08-15T12:48:12.742815 text/html 492667 2011-12-12T16:17:00 text/html 334792 2025-08-15T12:48:20.117786 application/epub+zip 342863 2025-08-15T12:48:14.493821 application/epub+zip 245095 2025-08-15T12:48:13.383840 application/epub+zip 527780 2025-08-15T12:48:24.350789 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 510091 2025-08-15T12:48:19.473811 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 381177 2022-09-17T13:05:00.264933 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 464672 2025-08-15T12:48:11.708871 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 464585 2011-12-12T16:17:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 464576 2011-12-12T16:17:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19810 2025-08-15T12:48:24.710761 application/rdf+xml 9634 2025-08-15T12:48:13.891823 image/jpeg 2820 2025-08-15T12:48:13.636828 image/jpeg 174552 2011-12-12T16:17:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 271166 2011-12-12T16:17:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 174530 2011-12-12T16:17:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 324650 2025-08-15T12:48:12.786832 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia