The Lane that had no Turning, and Other Tales concerning the People of Pontiac


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(4.2 stars; 9 reviews)

This is a collection of short stories by Gilbert Parker. Parker was a Canadian writer who wrote a number of bestsellers that had a lasting influence on Canadian literature, but whose importance for his time is now largely overlooked. One of the prime examples of his art is the short story collection The Lane that had no Turning, which is a series of short stories set in the fictional provincial town of Pontiac in Quebec. This collection "contains some of his best work, and is viewed by some as being in the tradition of such Gothic classics as Stoker's Dracula and James's The Turn of the Screw." (Wikipedia). This edition also contains six Parables of a Province, which are very different in style from the rest of the book, but add an interesting additional facet to the collection. - Summary by Carolin (10 hr 25 min)

Chapitres

Dedication 5:34 Lu par Michele Fry
The Lane that had no Turning, part 1 42:54 Lu par Kate Follis
The Lane that had no Turning, part 2 37:12 Lu par Kate Follis
The Lane that had no Turning, part 3 55:03 Lu par Kate Follis
The Lane that had no Turning, part 4 37:08 Lu par Kate Follis
The Absurd Romance of P'tite Louison 13:43 Lu par Michele Fry
The Little Bell of Honour 51:58 Lu par Kate Follis
A Son of the Wilderness 13:25 Lu par Kate Follis
A Worker in Stone 19:39 Lu par LizzieHexam
The Tragic Comedy of Annette 7:52 Lu par Kate Follis
The Marriage of the Miller 8:15 Lu par Kate Follis
Mathurin 15:18 Lu par Kate Follis
The Story of the Lime-Burner 12:57 Lu par Phil Schempf
The Woodsman's Story of the Great White Chief 8:02 Lu par Kate Follis
Uncle Jim 17:33 Lu par Brandy Morgan
The House with the Tall Porch 9:02 Lu par Kate Follis
Parpon the Dwarf 46:13 Lu par Kate Follis
Times were Hard in Pontiac 12:44 Lu par Kate Follis
Medallion's Whim 24:20 Lu par Michele Fry
The Prisoner 13:22 Lu par Kate Follis
An Upset Price 21:05 Lu par Kate Follis
A Fragment of Lives 10:09 Lu par Kate Follis
The Man that Died at Alma 23:02 Lu par MaryAnn
The Baron of Beaugard 29:36 Lu par Michele Fry
The Golden Pipes 10:11 Lu par Eva Davis (d. 2025)
The Guardian of the Fire 11:19 Lu par Nemo
By that Place called Peradventure 10:07 Lu par Nemo
The Singing of the Bees 6:09 Lu par Eva Davis (d. 2025)
There was a Little City 32:43 Lu par Eva Davis (d. 2025)
The Forge in the Valley 18:54 Lu par Eva Davis (d. 2025)

Critiques

Really Good Stories!


(4 stars)

A Worker in Stone is a lovely story about the destructive power of gossip. The House with the Tall Porch is a new take on the Prodigal Son parable. Very Canadian in characters and locations. I'm going to return to this book to hear the rest of the stories. Very enjoyable. I never heard of this author and am delighted to have discovered him here.

highly recommend


(5 stars)

Wonderful colorful stories. The writing was excellent, the readers were great. I wish there were more. Highly recommend.