Project Gutenberg 2016-09-03 Public domain in the USA. 143 King, Charles Gerrard, Mrs. 1810 1885 King, Harriet Barbara Durnford, Harriet Barbara King, Mrs. Charles Gerrard 03019772 Letters from Muskoka Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Letters from Muskoka" by Mrs. Charles Gerrard King is a collection of personal letters written in the late 19th century. These letters recount the author's experiences as an emigrant and farmer in Muskoka, Ontario, after relocating from France due to the hardships posed by the Franco-German War. Through the narrative, readers are likely to find insight into the challenges of emigration, settling in a new land, and adapting to life in the Canadian wilderness. At the start of the book, the author introduces her family’s decision to emigrate, detailing their arduous journey across the Atlantic and their arrival in Canada. The letters vividly describe the emotional turmoil of leaving behind friends and familiar comforts in France, as well as the various trials faced upon their arrival, including navigating the rough landscape, enduring difficult weather, and establishing their new life amidst uncertainty. The opening strongly sets the stage for a heartfelt and authentic exploration of pioneering life, interspersed with humor and resilience as the family copes with the realities of settler existence in the Canadian Bush. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 57.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Pioneers -- Ontario -- Biography Frontier and pioneer life -- Canada Muskoka (Ont. : District) F1001 Text Canada Category: Biographies Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Travel Writing 297020 2025-09-21T07:36:59.366062 text/html 278073 2024-10-23T01:04:35 text/html 804654 2025-09-21T07:37:03.576105 application/epub+zip 806516 2025-09-21T07:37:00.158051 application/epub+zip 161287 2025-09-21T07:36:59.750050 application/epub+zip 888932 2025-09-21T07:37:06.319059 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 809050 2025-09-21T07:37:03.129032 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 213233 2022-09-24T04:10:51.213337 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259768 2025-09-21T07:36:58.895069 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 239844 2024-10-23T01:04:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17145 2025-09-21T07:37:06.454020 application/rdf+xml 9640 2025-09-21T07:36:59.829087 image/jpeg 1865 2025-09-21T07:36:59.790060 image/jpeg 727485 2025-09-21T07:36:59.460091 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