[Partial Manuscript]: The Trail of the Sword

PARKER, Gilbert

Publication Date: 1893

About this Item

Typed Manuscript with the original title *A Nobel Outlaw* changed by hand to *The Trail of the Sword* and with Parker's handwritten copyright notice dated 1893. The manuscript comprises the first seven chapters (out of 24) of this adventure novel. Each chapter is bradbound in the upper left hand corner and is heavily corrected by the author in ink, with many uncorrected passages that differ considerably from the book version. The novel began serialization in the October 7, 1893 issue of *The Illustrated News of the World*. Presumably Parker submitted the novel to the magazine in installments, and thus apparently why we have found only a fragment (albeit a substantial one) of the novel. Accompanied by a letter from Parker dated June 8th (no year, but probably 1895) declining an engagement and mentioning his popular novel *The Seats of the Mighty* then running in *The Atlantic*. The Canadian novelist Parker was one of the most popular writers at the turn of the century, and this is one of the series of novels based on early Canadian history for which he is best known. He later became a powerful and long serving Minister of Parliament. The manuscript displays dramatic differences from the published version, and would be worthy of further study. Seller Inventory # 424816

Bibliographic Details

Title: [Partial Manuscript]: The Trail of the Sword

Publication Date: 1893

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

Signed: Signed by Author(s)