Project Gutenberg 2017-08-26 Public domain in the USA. 372 Thomson, Edward William 1849 1924 Thomson, E. W. (Edward, William) Jefferys, Charles W. (Charles William) 1869 1951 Jefferys, C. W. (Charles William) Jefferys, Charles William Old Man Savarin Stories: Tales of Canada and Canadians The Canadian abroad -- Privilege of the limits -- The Waterloo veteran -- John Bedell, U. E. Loyalist -- Old Man Savarin -- Great Godfrey's lament -- McGrath's bad night -- Shining cross of Rigaud -- Dour Davie's drive -- Petherick's Peril -- Little Baptiste -- Red-headed Windego -- The ride by night -- "Drafted" -- A turkey apiece -- The Swartz diamond -- Boss of the world -- Miss Minnely's management. Produced by Al Haines "Old Man Savarin Stories: Tales of Canada and Canadians" by Edward William Thomson is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The narratives revolve around various characters, particularly focusing on Old Man Savarin, who serves as a central figure in recounting tales of life, culture, and experiences of Canadians. Through his stories, Thomson captures the richness of Canadian life and the values of its people. At the start of the collection, readers are introduced to Old Man Savarin through a reflective poem that invokes nostalgia for the Canadian landscape. In the following story, "Privilege of the Limits," we meet Old Man McTavish, who shares an entertaining tale about his grandfather's misadventures with debt, underlined by themes of pride, honor, and local customs in a rural Canadian setting. The story revolves around the grandfather's steadfast nature during a dispute over a borrowed plough, exhibiting his eternal sense of honor and community's solidarity as he deals with the consequences of his actions. The opening sets a humorous and warm tone, hinting at the wealth of anecdotes to follow about Canadian life and values. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Short stories, Canadian Canada -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Canadians -- Foreign countries -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories 471934 2025-07-22T07:27:33.510084 text/html 456508 2024-10-23T02:34:13 text/html 1006954 2025-07-22T07:27:44.708058 application/epub+zip 1198849 2024-12-23T05:39:46.193963 application/pdf 473029 2024-12-23T05:39:34.841044 application/pdf 1014297 2025-07-22T07:27:38.006083 application/epub+zip 222247 2025-07-22T07:27:35.472064 application/epub+zip 1125249 2025-07-22T07:27:48.476048 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1095277 2025-07-22T07:27:42.834048 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 306523 2022-08-25T05:02:13.176805 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 395865 2025-07-22T07:27:32.481097 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 401931 2017-08-26T10:02:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 396576 2017-08-26T10:02:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 396577 2017-08-26T10:02:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 27557 2025-07-22T07:27:48.627004 application/rdf+xml 384483 2025-07-22T07:27:32.275106 text/x-rst 384483 2017-08-26T10:02:30 text/x-rst 9282 2025-07-22T07:27:36.204064 image/jpeg 1633 2025-07-22T07:27:35.837069 image/jpeg 156391 2017-08-26T10:02:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 155678 2017-08-26T10:02:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 980761 2017-08-26T10:02:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 964041 2017-08-26T10:02:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 155630 2017-08-26T10:02:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 972570 2025-07-22T07:27:33.565073 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 en.wikipedia