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Sir Gilbert Parker

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From: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Date: 20080424
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Sir Gilbert Parker 1862-1932, Canadian novelist, b. Ontario. His novels and collections of tales usually deal either with the history of Canada or with England and the empire. Among his works are Pierre and His People (1892), The Seats of the Mighty (1896), and The Promised Land (1928). He moved to England in 1889 and from 1900 to 1918 served in Parliament.

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