Out of the night came Jan and into the lives of all those at the company post on Lac Bain, in the Canadian Northland. Jan, almost starved and frozen, enters into the lives of John Cummins and Melisse, his daughter, playing his violin for food. He stays to become a beloved member of their family and the community. But Jan has a deep mystery about his past that haunts him. When a stranger shows up at the camp, this hidden past is threatened exposure. Jan's mystery unravels as he faces life at the remote outpost during the early 1900s, a smallpox outbreak at the camp, and his love for little Melisse. It is the Honor of the Big Snows, part of his heritage, that Jan must keep, and that leads him to leave the post searching for his honor in his past. The Honor of the Big Snows by James Oliver Curwood deals with a complex and unorthodox story around Jan. Even today, many people will identify with Jan and his search for his honor.
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Set nearly a century ago, this is a rather pedestrian tale of life and love in the deep forests of northern Manitoba. Laurie Klein's credible presentation is the saving grace of this overblown short story. Klein differentiates characters while offering listeners a pleasant balance between reader and dramatist. Other strengths include voice inflection, phrasing and pitch. She is particularly effective using French dialects but leaves much to be desired in British characterization. Technically, this production is very well done and attractively packaged. T.J.M. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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The words came in a gentle whisper from the woman's lips. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
caribou roast, spruce tops, moccasined feet, old violin Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Jan Thoreau, Lac Bain, Jean de Gravois, John Cummins, Nelson House, Fort Churchill, Hudson's Bay, Oxford House, Prince Albert, Red Terror, York Factory, Fond du Lac, Gray Otter, M'seur Dixon New!
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caribou roast, spruce tops, moccasined feet, old violin Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Jan Thoreau, Lac Bain, Jean de Gravois, John Cummins, Nelson House, Fort Churchill, Hudson's Bay, Oxford House, Prince Albert, Red Terror, York Factory, Fond du Lac, Gray Otter, M'seur Dixon New!
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- What Is This? (Sight Word Readers) by Rozanne Lanczak Williams on page 42
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- The Honor Of The Big Snows by James Oliver Curwood in Front Matter
- Back to Nature: The Arcadian Myth in Urban America by Peter J. Schmitt on page 213
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