Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Parker, Gilbert

PARKER, GILBERT, a Canadian novelist; born in Ontario, in 1862. Among his works are: &ldquo;Pierre and His People&rdquo;; &ldquo;Tales of the Far North&rdquo;; &ldquo;An Adventurer of the North&rdquo;; &ldquo;A Romany of the Snows&rdquo;; &ldquo;A Lover's Diary&rdquo; (1894); &ldquo;The Trail of the Sword&rdquo; (1894) ; &ldquo;When Valmond Came to Pontiac&rdquo;; &ldquo;The Seats of the Mighty&rdquo;; &ldquo;Ladder of Swords&rdquo; (1904); &ldquo;The Judgment House&rdquo; (1913); &ldquo;World in the Crucible&rdquo; (1915); &ldquo;Wild Youth and Another&rdquo; (1919). He served for several years in Parliament, Knight, 1902; baronet, 1915.