Michel and Angele; John Enderby and There is Sorrow on the Sea

Michel and Angele and John Enderby are two of the works included in this collection of writings by Gilbert Parker. Michel and Angele is a novel set in France during the 19th century, telling the story of a young woman named Angele who falls in love with a man named Michel. Their love is complicated by their different social statuses and the political turmoil of the time. John Enderby is a short story about a man who becomes obsessed with a woman he meets on a ship, leading to tragic consequences. The collection also includes other works by Parker, such as There is Sorrow on the Sea, a novel about a man who becomes embroiled in a dangerous smuggling operation. Overall, this collection offers a glimpse into the world of Gilbert Parker, a prolific writer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.1913. Part Thirteen of Eighteen Volumes. Gilbert, Canadian-born novelist and politician, his literary reputation lies primarily on his earlier descriptive, dramatic and historic Canadian stories. He moved to England in 1889 and later served in Parliament. Parker explains that in this edition of his work, each volume will have a special introduction setting forth, as far as possible, the relation of each work to the author, to its companion works, and to the scheme of his literary life. Michel and Angele, a tale of love, laugher, and tears (originally published in book form as A Ladder of Swords). The novel had its origin in a true but brief record of some good Huguenots who fled from France and took refuge in England, to be found, as the book declares, at the Walloon Church, in Southampton. This volume also contains two stories: John Enderby and There is Sorrow on the Sea. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.