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100 1 _aMcLennan, William,
_d1856-1904
245 1 4 _aThe Span o' Life: A Tale of Louisbourg & Quebec
246 1 _aThe Span o' Life: A Tale of Louisbourg and Quebec
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2010
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2010-09-15
508 _aProduced by Gardner Buchanan
520 _a"The Span o' Life: A Tale of Louisbourg & Quebec" by William McLennan and J.N. McIlwraith is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The book centers on the life of Hugh Maxwell, a Scottish Jacobite contending with the fallout from the failed rebellion of Prince Charles. Set against the backdrop of Canadian history, it explores themes of loyalty, identity, and the personal horrors of war, with a focus on Maxwell's romantic entanglements and attempts to navigate a turbulent political landscape. At the start of the narrative, Hugh Maxwell finds himself in London after the disaster of Culloden, struggling with his precarious position as a man linked to the Jacobite cause. In an effort to blend in with the locals, he adopts a disguise but soon becomes embroiled in a dramatic rescue of a lady in distress, which leads to an encounter with the Vicomte Gaston de Trincardel. As the story unfolds, Hugh is drawn into the complex social dynamics between English officials and Scottish exiles, while simultaneously navigating his budding feelings for Margaret Nairn, a spirited young woman with her own connections to the Jacobite cause. Lucy, Hugh's estranged wife, unexpectedly re-enters his life, complicating his emotions and commitments in a world fraught with danger and deception. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aUnited States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1754-1763 -- Fiction
700 1 _aMcIlwraith, Jean N.
_q(Jean Newton),
_d1859-1938
700 1 _aMyrbach-Rheinfeld, Felician, Freiherr von,
_d1853-1940
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33731
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