Project Gutenberg 2019-05-13 Public domain in the USA. 170 Connor, Ralph 1860 1937 Gordon, Charles William The Gaspards of Pine Croft: A Romance of the Windermere Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Gaspards of Pine Croft: A Romance of the Windermere" by Ralph Connor is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds in the picturesque Windermere Valley of British Columbia, focusing on Hugh Gaspard, a proud engineer with aspirations that merge his artistic temperament with his practical skills. Themes of love, identity, and the intermingling of cultures form the crux of the narrative as Gaspard navigates both personal and environmental challenges. The opening of the novel introduces the majestic landscape of British Columbia, emphasizing its beauty and the magnetic pull it exerts on Hugh Gaspard, who yearns for a life beyond the confines of his father's engineering business. After securing his father’s reluctant approval to pursue his dreams, Gaspard establishes a grand ranch in the valley, Pine Croft Ranch. Amidst this new life, he marries a charming English woman and experiences blissful years until her health declines. Complicating matters further, a past encounter with a Native American woman surfaces, introducing a child that could threaten Gaspard’s idyllic family life, setting the stage for emotional turmoil and ethical dilemmas that will challenge the bonds of love and loyalty. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en British Columbia -- Fiction Canadian fiction -- 20th century PS Text Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: British Literature 656861 2025-06-23T15:08:07.509160 text/html 658165 2019-05-13T11:37:28 text/html 375651 2025-06-23T15:08:15.070072 application/epub+zip 375461 2025-06-23T15:08:08.449112 application/epub+zip 331993 2025-06-23T15:08:07.968127 application/epub+zip 520715 2025-06-23T15:08:20.585080 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 496648 2025-06-23T15:08:14.640124 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 453372 2022-09-27T00:12:23.067212 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 601716 2025-06-23T15:08:05.985098 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 601809 2019-05-13T11:36:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18963 2025-06-23T15:08:20.752012 application/rdf+xml 24407 2025-06-23T15:08:08.073122 image/jpeg 3945 2025-06-23T15:08:08.020189 image/jpeg 226124 2019-05-13T11:37:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 331871 2019-05-13T11:37:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 332752 2025-06-23T15:08:07.568144 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