Cameron of Lochiel

Two young friends, a Scottish exile named Archibald Cameron of Lochiel and Jules d’Haberville, son of a French-Canadian seigneur, come of age just as the Seven Years’ War sets their peoples against one another. Philippe Aubert de Gaspe draws on the manners, legends, and folklore of old Quebec to tell a story of loyalty divided by history, as friendship and love are strained by the British conquest of New France. First published in French as Les Anciens Canadiens, the book is a cornerstone of early Canadian literature, steeped in the customs of a vanishing seigneurial world. This English rendering is the work of Charles G. D. Roberts. Download the free PDF and EPUB edition here.