Project Gutenberg 2004-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 71 Collins, J. E. (Joseph Edmund) 1855 1892 Collins, Joseph Edmund The Four Canadian Highwaymen; Or, The Robbers of Markham Swamp Produced by Avinash Kothare, Tom Allen, Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions "The Four Canadian Highwaymen; Or, The Robbers of Markham Swamp" by J. E. Collins is a novel believed to have been written in the late 19th century. The narrative is steeped in themes of crime and adventure, centering around a band of robbers active in a particular area of Canada, particularly the infamous Markham Swamp. The story appears to intertwine elements of both personal conflict and societal issues, offering readers a glimpse into the life of lawbreakers and the tumultuous background surrounding them. The opening portion of the novel sets the stage by providing a beautiful autumn backdrop near a small Canadian village, where we are introduced to the main characters, particularly Roland Gray and Aster, a spirited young woman caught in the throes of societal expectations and romantic entanglements. As tensions build, a duel ensues between Roland and Mr. Ham, leading to significant consequences that propel Roland into the criminal underworld represented by the gang of highwaymen. This early part of the story piques interest by establishing both a captivating setting and a sense of intrigue surrounding the characters’ fates, effectively drawing readers into a world of adventure and moral dilemmas. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Canada -- Fiction PS Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Adventure Category: Novels 295128 2025-07-03T08:42:35.024198 text/html 294949 2025-01-10T00:17:46.869957 text/html 211248 2025-07-03T08:42:42.524172 application/epub+zip 213932 2025-07-03T08:42:38.511193 application/epub+zip 180029 2025-07-03T08:42:37.286158 application/epub+zip 488624 2025-07-03T08:42:45.550127 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 464186 2025-07-03T08:42:41.714143 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236421 2022-09-03T13:15:55.419889 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 264235 2025-07-03T08:42:34.555180 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 264391 2014-10-13T13:06:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17380 2025-07-03T08:42:45.670144 application/rdf+xml 26056 2025-07-03T08:42:37.782157 image/jpeg 5020 2025-07-03T08:42:37.532159 image/jpeg 103668 2014-10-13T13:09:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 210458 2025-07-03T08:42:35.047208 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