Project Gutenberg 2003-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 141 Curwood, James Oliver 1878 1927 Curwood, James-Oliver Philip Steele of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police Produced by Dianne Bean, and David Widger "Philip Steele of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police" by James Oliver Curwood is a novel written during the early 20th century. The story revolves around Philip Steele, a young man who defies his wealthy background to serve in the Royal Northwest Mounted Police in the wilderness of Canada. The narrative sets forth themes of adventure, the struggles of isolation, and the complexities of love and duty. The opening of the novel introduces us to Philip Steele as he grapples with intense solitude within his remote cabin during a fierce storm. As he writes a letter that poignantly reflects his feelings of nostalgia and homesickness, he is haunted by a human skull he keeps in his cabin, which brings forth memories of a tragic past involving another man. The storm outside mirrors the turmoil within him as he contemplates a letter from a woman that stirs feelings of longing and regret. This initial exploration of his thoughts reveals Steele's conflicting emotions, hinting at a deeper story involving relationships, the lure of adventure, and his duties as a Mountie, setting the stage for the complexities that will unfold as the plot progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Western stories Royal Canadian Mounted Police -- Fiction Northwest, Canadian -- Fiction Mounted police -- Fiction PS Text Canada Category: Adventure Category: Novels 352297 2025-07-02T11:41:36.019376 text/html 361845 2021-01-27T06:44:39 text/html 213993 2025-07-02T11:41:43.221356 application/epub+zip 217804 2025-07-02T11:41:39.216419 application/epub+zip 190635 2025-07-02T11:41:37.980371 application/epub+zip 442327 2025-07-02T11:41:46.336348 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 417418 2025-07-02T11:41:42.456406 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 374484 2022-09-03T03:41:52.112481 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 302979 2025-07-02T11:41:35.502459 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 302904 2018-03-14T06:37:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 299511 2010-01-14T16:31:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21115 2025-07-02T11:41:46.462346 application/rdf+xml 19808 2025-07-02T11:41:38.512364 image/jpeg 4405 2025-07-02T11:41:38.264380 image/jpeg 112226 2018-03-17T08:05:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 118096 2021-01-27T06:44:39 application/octet-stream application/zip 111840 2010-01-14T16:32:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 207360 2025-07-02T11:41:36.046411 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