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Excerpt from Gleanings From QuébecN Old Quebec and Vicinity it has not been necessary to establish Guilds or Societies for the revival and encouragement of handicrafts. Since the coming of the first French settlers, over two hundred and fifty years ago, handicrafts have continued to ¿ourish down to the pre.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book ...

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Excerpt from A Ridiculous Courting: And Other Stories of French CanadaBah! I find such angels every day grunting because they can't find husbands. It takes a pork butcher to weigh you all up and pen you, laughed Prudent.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art...

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

Excerpt from A Short Account of Ye Quebec Winter Carnival Holden in 1894It may appear premature to talk of winter carnivals before the snow ¿ies. But why should Quebec not endeavor to hold one during the coming winter This is a question which seems to us both so pertinent and practical, as well as of so much loeak interest, that we need offer no apology for broaching it even thus early. We ask it, too, in all seriousness, for not only is there...

Trieste Publishing has a massive catalogue of classic book titles. Our aim is to provide readers with the highest quality reproductions of fiction and non-fiction literature that has stood the test of time. The many thousands of books in our collection have been sourced from libraries and private collections around the world.The titles that Trieste Publishing has chosen to be part of the collection have been scanned to simulate the original. O...

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Excerpt from Gleanings From Québec Amongtbsmeninthecountry, agmatmanyin dustries in handicraft are carried on during the win termonths aftertheyhavefinishedcuttingand hauling the firewood for the following year's con sumption. In their w rkshops considerable inge nuity is often shown by the farmers in the manu facturc of various articles, from our native woods, such as the splint baskets from the white ash, that are commonly sold in the Quebe...

Excerpt from Rod and Canoe, Rifle and Snowshoe in Quebec's Adirondacks In the following pages I have embodied, in a somewhat altered form to suit the scope of the present work, one or two contributions of my own to various publications in the United States, notably that sportsman's old favorite "The Forest and Stream." I am conscious of the many shortcomings in my attempt to exploit Quebec's lake regions, but should it inspire some one to un...

Excerpt from A Short Account of Ye Quebec Winter Carnival Holden in 1894It may appear premature to talk of winter carnivals before the snow ¿ies. But why should Quebec not endeavor to hold one during the coming winter This is a question which seems to us both so pertinent and practical, as well as of so much loeak interest, that we need offer no apology for broaching it even thus early. We ask it, too, in all seriousness, for not only is there...

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Excerpt from A Ridiculous Courting: And Other Stories of French Canada Bah! I find such angels every day grunting because they can't find husbands. It takes a pork butcher to weigh you all up and pen you, laughed Prudent. Come, Praxade, promise me the fattest pig in your pen if I find you a wife. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a...

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