Settlers of the Marsh

By Frederick Philip Grove

Book Overview

Settlers of the Marsh was first published in 1925, after a struggle by the author to persuade publishers that his first novel would meet public acceptance. Some critics immediately condemned this... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0771091508
• ISBN13: 9780771091506
• Release Date: January 1966
• Publisher: New Canadian Library
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A Classic of Historical Immigrant Fiction

I'm not from Manitoba but my family is from Montana and they too were homesteaders. The book gives a vivid picture of the isolation and difficulties faced by our Scandinavian immigrant ancestors. This is a must-read for all descendents of these sad, brave people. That the book was banned by churches in the mid-1920s because of its scandalous contents, allows insight into cultural change over the past ninety years.

Settlers of the Marsh

I thought this was very good. I espescialy enjoyed the part were Niels farms. I thought it was good because I live in Manitoba and I could relate to the book, if you don't live in MB you will hate this book. Please send any information you may have on this book to: mitch_9_83@hotmail.com

A great, classic book

I grew up in Northern Manitoba where most of the book is based in.It is interesting to ready how things were like back then. I can totaly relate to the characters in the book. I think though the end should have had Niels and Ellen kiss.