When the Wilderness Calls – Bertrand W. Sinclair Collection (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Raw Gold, Hidden Places, The Land of Frozen Suns, North of Fifty-Three & moreBy Bertrand William Sinclair
Length57h 51m
About this audiobook
When the Wilderness Calls gathers Bertrand W. Sinclair's vigorous frontier fiction into a collection that foregrounds the magnetic pull of remote landscapes and the moral testing ground of the wild. Sinclair's prose is direct yet atmospheric, attentive to physical labor, weather, danger, and the uneasy border between civilization and nature. In the tradition of early twentieth-century North American adventure writing, these stories blend romance, realism, and regional observation, treating the wilderness not as mere backdrop but as an active force shaping character and fate. Bertrand William Sinclair was unusually well equipped to write such material. Born in Scotland and raised in North America, he worked as a cowboy, ranch hand, and later lived for many years in British Columbia, experiences that gave his fiction a practical knowledge of frontier life. Unlike writers who imagined the West from afar, Sinclair drew upon firsthand acquaintance with isolation, rugged work, and the economic realities of settlement. This collection is recommended for readers interested in classic wilderness fiction, Western literature, and Canadian-Pacific regional writing. It will appeal especially to those who value adventure narratives enriched by social observation and a sober understanding of human endurance.
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.
Audiobook details
GenreAction and Adventure
Length57 hrs 51 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 8, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1When the Wilderness Calls – Bertrand W. Sinclair Collection (Annotated)
2Chapter I. The Long Arm of the Law
3Chapter II. A Reminiscent Hour
4Chapter III. Birds of Prey
5Chapter IV. A Tale Half Told
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6Chapter V. Mounted Again
7Chapter VI. Stony Crossing
8Chapter VII. Thirty Days in Irons!
9Chapter VIII. Lyn
10Chapter IX. An Idle Afternoon
11Chapter X. The Vanishing Act, and the Fruits Thereof
12Chapter XI. The Gentleman Who Rode in the Lead
13Chapter XII. We Lose Again
14Chapter XIII. Outlawed
15Chapter XIV. A Close Call
16Chapter XV. Piegan Takes a Hand
17Chapter XVI. In the Camp of the Enemy
18Chapter XVII. A Master-Stroke of Villainy
19Chapter XVIII. Honor Among Thieves
20Chapter XIX. The Bison
21Chapter XX. The Mouth of Sage Creek
22Chapter XXI. An Elemental Ally
23Chapter XXII. Speechless Hicks
24Chapter XXIII. The Spoils of War
25Chapter XXIV. The Pipe of Peace
26The Land of Frozen Suns
27Chapter I. The Genesis of Trouble
28Chapter II. By Way of the “New Moon”
29Chapter III. Which Shows That the Worm Does Not Always Turn
30Chapter IV. A Forthright Fighting-Man
31Chapter V. The Relative Merits of the Frying-Pan and the Fire
32Chapter VI. Slowfoot George
33Chapter VII. The Seat of the Scornful
34Chapter VIII. By Ways That Were Dark
35Chapter IX. Mr. Montell
36Chapter X. “There’s Money in It”
37Chapter XI. A Trick of the “Trade.”
38Chapter XII. The First Move
39Chapter XIII. A Foretaste of Strong Measures
40Chapter XIV. Interest on a Debt
41Chapter XV. Strangers Twain
42Chapter XVI. Claws Unsheathed
43Chapter XVII. Nine Points of the Law
44Chapter XVIII. The Long Arm of the Company
45Chapter XIX. The Strength of Men—And Their Weakness
46North of Fifty-Three (pt. 1)
47North of Fifty-Three (pt. 2)
48North of Fifty-Three (pt. 3)
49North of Fifty-Three (pt. 4)
50Troubled Waters
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