
When the War Ends – Book Set (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Burned Bridges, Poor Man's Rock & The Hidden Places (Historical Novels - The World Post WW1)By Bertrand William SinclairLength26h 42m
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When the War Ends – Book Set gathers Sinclair's searching fiction of conflict, homecoming, and social readjustment into a unified reading experience. Written in a vigorous realist mode, the work balances romance and adventure with a sober attention to class, labor, masculine identity, and the moral dislocations produced by war. Its prose is direct yet atmospheric, shaped by the North American frontier tradition while participating in the broader postwar literature that asks what peace can mean after collective violence. Bertrand William Sinclair was a Scottish-born Canadian writer whose life in British Columbia, familiarity with logging camps, coastal communities, and working people, and keen observation of economic struggle deeply informed his fiction. Though often associated with popular adventure and regional realism, Sinclair brought to these forms a social intelligence that distinguishes his work from mere escapism. His interest in men and women tested by harsh environments naturally extended to the pressures of wartime and its aftermath. This book set is recommended for readers interested in early twentieth-century fiction that joins narrative momentum with historical seriousness. It will especially reward those drawn to Canadian and Pacific Northwest literature, postwar themes, and novels in which private feeling and public crisis are inseparably entwined.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreRomance, Action and Adventure
Length26 hrs 42 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 8, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1When the War Ends – Book Set (Annotated)
2Main Table of Contents
3Chapter I. The First Problem
4Chapter II. The Man and His Mission
5Chapter III. The Deserted Cabin
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6Chapter IV. In Which Mr. Thompson Begins to Wonder Painfully
7Chapter V. Further Acquaintance
8Chapter VI. Certain Perplexities
9Chapter VII. A Slip of the Axe
10Chapter VIII. —And the Fruits Thereof
11Chapter IX. Universal Attributes
12Chapter X. The Way of a Maid With a Man
13Chapter XI. A Man's Job for a Minister
14Chapter XII. A Fortune and a Flitting
15Chapter XIII. Partners
16Chapter XIV. The Restless Foot
17Chapter XV. The World Is Small
18Chapter XVI. A Meeting by the Way
19Chapter XVII. The Reproof Courteous (?)
20Chapter XVIII. Mr. Henderson's Proposition
21Chapter XIX. A Widening Horizon
22Chapter XX. The Shadow
23Chapter XXI. The Renewed Triangle
24Chapter XXII. Sundry Reflections
25Chapter XXIII. The Fuse—
26Chapter XXIV. —And the Match That Lit the Fuse—
27Chapter XXV. —And the Bomb the Fuse Fired
28Chapter XXVI. The Last Bridge
29Chapter XXVII. Thompson's Return
30Chapter XXVIII. Fair Winds
31Chapter XXIX. Two Men and a Woman
32Chapter XXX. A Mark to Shoot At
33Prologue. Long, Long Ago
34Poor Man's Rock
35Chapter I. The House in Cradle Bay
36Chapter II. His Own Country
37Chapter III. The Flutter of Sable Wings
38Chapter IV. Inheritance
39Chapter V. From the Bottom Up
40Chapter VI. The Springboard
41Chapter VII. Sea Boots and Salmon
42Chapter VIII. Vested Rights
43Chapter IX. The Complexity of Simple Matters
44Chapter X. Thrust and Counterthrust
45Chapter XI. Peril of the Sea
46Chapter XII. Between Sun and Sun
47Chapter XIII. An Interlude
48Chapter XIV. The Swing of the Pendulum
49Chapter XV. Hearts Are Not Always Trumps
50Chapter XVI. En Famille