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Title: The Mariner of St. Malo: A Chronicle of the Voyages of Jacques Cartier

Author: Stephen Leacock

Editor: G. M. Wrong
H. H. Langton

Posting Date: June 13, 2009 [EBook #4077]
Release Date: May, 2003
First Posted: November 12, 2001

Language: English

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CHRONICLES OF CANADA

Edited by George M. Wrong and H. H. Langton

In thirty-two volumes

Volume 2

THE MARINER OF ST MALO

A Chronicle of the Voyages of Jacques Cartier

By

STEPHEN LEACOCK

TORONTO, 1915

CONTENTS

I EARLY LIFE
II THE FIRST VOYAGE--NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
III THE FIRST VOYAGE--THE GULF OF ST LAWRENCE
IV THE SECOND VOYAGE--THE ST LAWRENCE
V THE SECOND VOYAGE--STADACONA
VI THE SECOND VOYAGE--HOCHELAGA
VII THE SECOND VOYAGE--WINTER AT STADACONA
VIII THE THIRD VOYAGE
IX THE CLOSE OF CARTIER'S CAREER
ITINERARY OF CARTIER'S VOYAGES
BIBLIOGRAPHIC NOTE

CHAPTER I

EARLY LIFE

In the town hall of the seaport of St Malo there hangs a portrait of
Jacques Cartier, the great sea-captain of that place, whose name is
associated for all time with the proud title of 'Discoverer of Canada.'
The picture is that of a bearded man in the prime of life, standing on
the deck of a ship, his bent elbow resting upon the gunwale, his chin
supported by his hand, while his eyes gaze outward upon the western
ocean as if seeking to penetrate its mysteries. The face is firm and
strong, with tight-set jaw, prominent brow, and the full, inquiring eye
of the man accustomed both to think and to act. The costume marks the
sea-captain of four centuries ago. A thick cloak, gathered by a belt at
the waist, enwraps the stalwart figure. On his head is the tufted
Breton cap familiar in the pictures of the days of the great
navigators. At the waist, on the left side, hangs a sword, and, on the
right, close to the belt, the