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Share Link copied Format epub Published May 03, 2026 Rating No reviews yet ![The Settlers in Canada](https://fls-a13cb2d7-1b3e-4883-a0bd-297afd110a11.367be3a2035528943240074d0096e0cd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/works/01kqnpheehc027hgwab560yyaf/cover.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=d29ce3bb571c165c97a702f29f7aee93%2F20260918%2Fauto%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20260918T001209Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=4955b0d59a326380baed8f36545efed633810e9b030b4f8282c3f1ecc7fa9b39) ## About this work The Settlers in Canada by Frederick Marryat — a public-domain edition published by publica.now. Sample ## Take a look inside Captain Marryat "The Settlers in Canada" Chapter One. An Unexpected Fortune. It was in the year 1791, that an English family went out to settle in Canada. This province had been surrendered to us by the French, who first colonised it more than thirty years previous to the year I have mentioned. It must, however, be recollected that to emigrate and settle in Canada was, at that time, a very different affair to what it is now. The difficulty of transport, and the dangers incurred, were much greater, for there were no steamboats to stem the currents and the rapids of the rivers; the Indians were still residing in Upper and many portions of Lower Canada, and the country was infested with wild animals of every description—some useful, but many dangerous: moreover, the Europeans were fewer in number, and the major portion of them were French, who were not pleased at the country having been conquered by the English. It is true that a great many English settlers had arrived, and had settled upon different farms, but, as the French settlers had already possession of all the best land in Lower Canada, these new settlers were obliged to go into or towards Upper Canada, where, although the land was better, the distance from Quebec and Montreal and other populous parts was much greater, and they were left almost wholly to their own resources, and almost without protection. I mention all this because things are so very different at present, and now I shall state the cause which induced this family to leave their home, and run the risks and dangers which they did. Mr Campbell was of a good parentage, but, being the son of one of the younger branches of the family, his father was not rich, and Mr… [ Sign in to buy ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcheckout%2Fthe-settlers-in-canada-1) The sample continues in the full work. 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