Thomson’s stories range from French Canadian river hamlets, where whole families like the Larocques turn out to salvage timber, to Scottish settlers, log drives and Canadians in foreign lands. The title figure, Old Man Savarin, is a sly old habitant whose dealings with his neighbours are told with rich humour, and the collection is dedicated to Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch.
Warm, well-made stories that remain among the best Canadian short fiction of their era. Download the free EPUB.