The Cape Breton Giant
and Other Writings
This happy collection includes Gillis`s classic 1898 book THE CAPE BRETON GIANT?called "the most remarkable prose work ever composed on Canadian soil"?plus portions of other novels, poetry, and an autobiography by this unique Cape Breton teacher. Informative, entertaining, and outrageous, this new expanded edition incorporates priceless writing about Gillis and The Giant, by Helen Creighton, Thomas Raddall, and other Nova Scotian writers.
176pages   .   $9.95   .   ISBN 1-895415-80-2   .   Breton Books
    
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