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A. Paul Gardiner

A Canadian-born businessman who also turned out lively fiction, this late-19th-century writer left behind adventure and story collections with a strong sense of place. His work is closely tied to rural Canadian settings and the pull of family, hardship, and opportunity.

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The House of Cariboo, and Other Tales from Arcadia

The House of Cariboo, and Other Tales from Arcadia

by A. Paul Gardiner

About the author

Born Alfred Paul Gardiner on January 11, 1865, in Dundee Township, Huntingdon County, Quebec, he was identified in historical sources as a businessman and author. He was also published as A. Paul Gardiner and A. P. Gardiner.

Sources available online suggest he went to New York City in the mid-1880s and published fiction around the turn of the 20th century. Among the works that can be confirmed from library and public-domain records are Vacation Incidents (1899), The House of Cariboo, and Other Tales from Arcadia (1900), and A Drummer's Parlor Stories.

The House of Cariboo, and Other Tales from Arcadia is often described as a collection of stories set against rural Canadian life, with themes of family struggle, adventure, and the search for a better future. A clear portrait image could not be confirmed from the sources I found, so no profile image is included.