Masters Of The Wheat-Lands depicts the challenges of settling in a harsh, untamed land where survival depends on hard work and adaptability. The story focuses on the struggles of newcomers and locals as they confront the demanding realities of farming. The protagonist’s idealism contrasts with the pragmatism of a determined local woman, whose strength and resilience become evident as she navigates both the physical and emotional demands of life in a frontier settlement. Amidst the harsh conditions, relationships evolve, highlighting the balance between optimism and practicality. The community’s social life, marked by simple gatherings like dances, contrasts with the daily difficulties they face. As the characters work to build their futures, the story explores their growth, resilience, and the development of personal connections. The relationship between the two main characters underscores themes of ambition, determination, and how individuals with differing outlooks can find common ground in a land that demands perseverance.
Harold Bindloss was an English novelist who published a number of adventure tales set in western Canada, as well as in England and West Africa. His writing was mostly based on his own experiences as a seaman, dock worker, farmer, and planter. Bindloss was born on April 6, 1866 in Wavertree, Liverpool, England. The eldest son of Edward Williams Bindloss, an iron dealer who employed six men at the time of the 1881 census. Bindloss has three sisters and four brothers. He spent several years at sea and in several colonies, most notably in Africa, before returning to England in 1896, his health ravaged by malaria. He appears to have started out as a clerk in a shipping office, but this did not suit his adventurous nature, and he later became a farmer in Canada, a sailor, a dock worker, and a planter. He returned to England in 1896, likely from West Africa, afflicted with malaria. Given that he spent more than a decade at sea and in the colonies, it is likely that his time overseas was divided into two parts: first as a youth, and then as a young man after 1891.
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