Prescott of Saskatchewan (Illustrated)

by Harold Bindloss

Overview

Prescott of Saskatchewan: Jack Prescott is a transplanted Englishman, who is farming on the Saskatchewan prairie. At the request of his friend Cyril, he pretends to take on his identity in an effort to fool some visiting British mucky-mucks. He succeeds for a while, but the whole thing falls apart when another visitor spills the beans that Prescott is not Cyril. His British visitors are understandably upset and demand a full explanation, but, having promised Cyril to keep his secret, Prescott refuses. The Brits decide to move heaven and hell to discredit and ruin Prescott. But, just when it looked like things couldn't get any worse, Cyril is murdered, and Prescott becomes the prime suspect. The ray of hope enduring throughout Prescott's problems, is Muriel Hurst, the niece of the leader of the British troublemakers. What a mess! And all because Prescott, foolishly as it turned out, tried to help a friend.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9784098585076
Publisher:	Wise Owl Books
Publication date:	04/20/2022
Pages:	346
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.94(d)

About the Author

Harold Edward Bindloss (6 April 1866 – 30 December 1945) was an English novelist who wrote many adventure novels set mostly in western Canada, with some in West Africa and England. His writing was strongly based on his own experience, whether as a seaman, a dock worker, a farmer or a planter.

Bindloss’ first novel was Ainslie's Ju-Ju, set in West Africa which Truth described as "a book that has the double interest and excitement of a story and of a genuine record of travel and adventure mixed together judiciously." This was the first of nearly one hundred novels by Bindloss. The next, A Sower of Wheat, was set in Canada. This set the pattern for Bindloss, as most of his novels were set in Canada or West Africa. The Guardian refers to him as having two strings to his bow, stories set in Canada or West Africa, with the Canadian stories being remarkably superior (Wikipedia).