The money master

being the curious history of Jean Jacques Barbille, his labours, his loves and his ladies

by Gilbert Parker

1915 359 pages eng

Against the charmingly sketched background of a little French-Canadian town, the author traces with pathos, yet with whimsical humor, the development of the character of Jean Jacques Barbille, miller and money master, whom many misfortunes sadden but cannot discourage. — Bacon, Corinne, compiler, S…