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Charles W. Gordon / Ralph Connor: From Black Rock to Regina Trench

by Kirk H. Layton

71 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); catalogue #01-0543; ISBN 1-55369-141-5; US$13.00, C$14.58, EUR10.50, £7.50

A look at the life of Charles W. Gordon and the novels he wrote as Ralph Connor, from his first novel, Black Rock, to the events of 1916 in the World War I battle for Regina Trench.

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About the Book Existing outside of the current canon of Canadian literature is the work of Charles W. Gordon [1860-1937], who wrote under the pen-name of Ralph Connor. For many years the Ralph Connor novels were the most read novels in Canada. This book concentrates on the period of his life from the publication of his first novel, Black Rock, to the events he went through at Regina Trench during the First World War. Using the theories of Carl Jung an understanding of who Ralph Connor was is reached.

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About the Author Kirk H. Layton spent many years as a radio announcer in Canada. He holds degrees in Literature from the University of Calgary and California State University. He currently teaches literature and composition in Calgary at Mount Royal College.

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Copyright Page ii
Dedication Page iii
Table of Contents iv
Abstract vi

Chapter
1. Fiction, Reality, Myth 1
2. Creating the "Other" 7
          Death of a Parent 7
          Understanding the Autobiography 10
3. The Role of Women 13
          Mary in Fiction and Fact 13
          The Historical Wife/Mother 19
          Disagreeing With the Gordon Female Archetype 21
4. Men and Children as Helper-Guides 24
5. Gwen's Canyon and the Underworld 30
6. With My Shield or On It 35
          The Hero at War 35
          Charles Gordon at War 38
          Gordon's Use of Ralph Connor 42
          The Train Wreck 44
7. Maintiens le Droît 46
          Personal Bankruptcy 46
          The United States and Neutrality 47
8. Educating the Foreigner: From Slums to God 51
          Archetype ­ Not Stereotype 51
          Slums 54
          The Catholic Question 57
9. Long-Term Effects on Canada 60

Works Cited 64
Appendix 69

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Catalogue Information

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