Quebec in the 1740s is a walled city of soldiers, priests and merchants, where the honest trader Philibert, whose house bears the sign of a golden dog, stands against the corrupt Intendant Bigot and his circle at the château of Beaumanoir. His son Pierre loves the gentle Amélie de Repentigny, while the ambitious beauty Angélique des Meloises schemes to win Bigot at any cost.
A classic of Canadian historical fiction from 1877, rich in the colour of New France on the eve of its fall. Download the free EPUB.