BIBLIOGRAPHY OF the Major Literary Works of RALPH CONNOR - Pseudonym of REV. CHARLES W. GORDON

Reverend Charles William Gordon's literary career began in 1897 when he wrote a series of sketches for The Westminster, under the pen name of Ralph Connor.

Black Rock, The Man from Glengarry and Glengarry School Days sold a combined five million copies.

Fiction

  1. Black Rock: A Tale of the Selkirks (1897) - 28 editions published between 1898 - 1900
  2. The Sky Pilot: A Tale of the Foothills (1899)
  3. The Man from Glengarry: A Tale of the Ottawa (1901)
  4. Glengarry School Days: A Story of the Early Days in Glengarry (1902) - U.K. title Glengarry Days
  5. The Prospector (1904)
  6. Gwen an Idyll of the Canyon (1904)
  7. The Pilot at Swan Creek (1905)
  8. The Superintendent (1906)
  9. The Doctor: A Tale of the Rockies (1906) - U.K. title The Doctor of Crow’s Nest
  10. The Foreigner: A Tale of Saskatchewan (1909) - U.K. title The Settler
  11. Corporal Cameron of the North West Mounted Police: A Tale of the Macleod Trail (1912)
  12. The Patrol of the Sun Dance Trail (1914)
  13. The Major (1917)
  14. The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land (1919)
  15. To Him That Hath: A Novel of the West of Today (1921)
  16. The Gaspards of Pine Croft (1923)
  17. Treading the Wine Press (1925)
  18. The Friendly Four and Other Stories (1926)
  19. The Runner (1929)
  20. The Rock and the River (1931)
  21. The Arm of Gold (1932)
  22. The Girl from Glengarry (1933) - U.K. title Glengarry Girl
  23. Torches Through the Bush (1934)
  24. The Rebel Loyalist (1935)
  25. He Dwelt Among Us (1936)
  26. The Gay Crusader (1936)

Non Fiction
The Life of James Robertson: Missionary Superintendent of Western Canada – (Biography) (1908)
Postscript to Adventure - (Autobiography) (1938)

Unpublished Books

Bridal Veil Canyon – Unpublished
A Knight of the Northland – Unpublished

Booklets, Pamphlets, Excerpts and Short Stories
Gwen’s Canyon (Excerpt) (1899)

Beyond the Marshes (Booklet) (1900)

Michael McGrath, Postmaster (Excerpt) (c1900)
Black Rock (Pamphlet)
Ould Michael (Booklet) (1900)
Breaking the Record (Booklet) (1903/04)

The Swan Creek Blizzard (Excerpt) (1904)
The Angel & The Star (Booklet) (1907)
Dawn of Galilee (Booklet) (1909)
The Recall of Love (Booklet) (1910)

Christian Hope (Pamphlet) (1912)

His Last Shot (Short Story) (June, 1930) (Published in The American Magazine June 1930)

Other

Charles Gordon also wrote a series of articles on the unemployment crisis and the social order for the Winnipeg journal Western Home Monthly. His concern with rising unemployment and sympathy for the unemployed was also made clear by his support of "Trekkers" in 1936. Gordon wrote a pamphlet publicizing the march to eastern Canada by these men from the western relief camps, written in collaboration with the Citizen's Defense Committee.

 

Heritage Treasure

Awards and Recognition

Meeting Place and Event Centre

Architecture

Charles Gordon/Ralph Connor

Helen Gordon and Family

University Women's Club