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Gilbert Parker

1862–1932

A Canadian-born novelist who found fame in London, he wrote historical romances packed with drama, politics, and vivid settings. His books, including The Seats of the Mighty and The Weavers, made him a widely read popular author of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

134 Audiobooks

The Battle of the Strong: A Romance of Two Kingdoms — Complete

by Gilbert Parker

The World for Sale, Complete

by Gilbert Parker

The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker

by Gilbert Parker

A Lover's Diary, Complete

by Gilbert Parker

The Lane That Had No Turning, Complete

by Gilbert Parker

Northern Lights, Complete

by Gilbert Parker

The Money Master, Complete

by Gilbert Parker

Donovan Pasha, and Some People of Egypt — Complete

by Gilbert Parker

Northern Lights

by Gilbert Parker

You Never Know Your Luck; being the story of a matrimonial deserter. Complete

by Gilbert Parker

The Judgment House

by Gilbert Parker

Mrs. Falchion, Complete

by Gilbert Parker

A Ladder of Swords: A Tale of Love, Laughter and Tears

by Gilbert Parker

Pierre and His People: Tales of the Far North. Complete

by Gilbert Parker

Embers, Complete

by Gilbert Parker

Quotes and Images From The Works of Gilbert Parker

by Gilbert Parker

The Translation of a Savage, Complete

by Gilbert Parker

The Right of Way — Complete

by Gilbert Parker

When Valmond Came to Pontiac: The Story of a Lost Napoleon. Complete

by Gilbert Parker

Old Quebec: The Fortress of New France

by Claude Glennon Bryan, Gilbert Parker

The Weavers: a tale of England and Egypt of fifty years ago - Complete

by Gilbert Parker

The Seats of the Mighty, Complete

by Gilbert Parker

Wild Youth, Complete

by Gilbert Parker

A Romany of the Snows, Complete

by Gilbert Parker

Carnac's Folly, Complete

by Gilbert Parker

John Enderby

by Gilbert Parker

The Trail of the Sword, Complete

by Gilbert Parker

The March of the White Guard

by Gilbert Parker

The Trespasser, Complete

by Gilbert Parker

The Going of the White Swan

by Gilbert Parker

No Defense, Complete

by Gilbert Parker

Michel and Angele [A Ladder of Swords] — Complete

by Gilbert Parker

A Lover's Diary, Volume 1.

by Gilbert Parker

There Is Sorrow on the Sea

by Gilbert Parker

Cumner's Son and Other South Sea Folk — Complete

by Gilbert Parker

Parables of a Province

by Gilbert Parker

The Pomp of the Lavilettes, Complete

by Gilbert Parker

An Unpardonable Liar

by Gilbert Parker

At the Sign of the Eagle

by Gilbert Parker

Quotations from the PG Collected Works of Gilbert Parker

by Gilbert Parker

Embers, Volume 1.

by Gilbert Parker

Donovan Pasha, and Some People of Egypt — Volume 4

by Gilbert Parker

Northern Lights, Volume 4.

by Gilbert Parker

Northern Lights, Volume 2.

by Gilbert Parker

The Weavers: a tale of England and Egypt of fifty years ago - Volume 5

by Gilbert Parker

The Weavers: a tale of England and Egypt of fifty years ago - Volume 1

by Gilbert Parker

Cumner's Son and Other South Sea Folk — Volume 04

by Gilbert Parker

Northern Lights, Volume 1.

by Gilbert Parker

You Never Know Your Luck; being the story of a matrimonial deserter. Volume 3.

by Gilbert Parker

You Never Know Your Luck; being the story of a matrimonial deserter. Volume 1.

by Gilbert Parker

The Weavers: a tale of England and Egypt of fifty years ago - Volume 2

by Gilbert Parker

The Battle of the Strong: A Romance of Two Kingdoms — Volume 6

by Gilbert Parker

Cumner's Son and Other South Sea Folk — Volume 01

by Gilbert Parker

Northern Lights, Volume 3.

by Gilbert Parker

A Lover's Diary, Volume 2.

by Gilbert Parker

Donovan Pasha, and Some People of Egypt — Volume 1

by Gilbert Parker

The Right of Way — Volume 03

by Gilbert Parker

When Valmond Came to Pontiac: The Story of a Lost Napoleon. Volume 2.

by Gilbert Parker

A Romany of the Snows, vol. 5

by Gilbert Parker

A Romany of the Snows, vol. 4

by Gilbert Parker

Pierre and His People: Tales of the Far North. Volume 5.

by Gilbert Parker

Carnac's Folly, Volume 2.

by Gilbert Parker

Embers, Volume 2.

by Gilbert Parker

The Weavers: a tale of England and Egypt of fifty years ago - Volume 4

by Gilbert Parker

Donovan Pasha, and Some People of Egypt — Volume 3

by Gilbert Parker

Michel and Angele [A Ladder of Swords] — Volume 2

by Gilbert Parker

The Battle of the Strong: A Romance of Two Kingdoms — Volume 5

by Gilbert Parker

The Battle of the Strong: A Romance of Two Kingdoms — Volume 3

by Gilbert Parker

The Seats of the Mighty, Volume 2

by Gilbert Parker

The Trail of the Sword, Volume 2

by Gilbert Parker

When Valmond Came to Pontiac: The Story of a Lost Napoleon. Volume 3.

by Gilbert Parker

Cumner's Son and Other South Sea Folk — Volume 02

by Gilbert Parker

Mrs. Falchion, Volume 1.

by Gilbert Parker

Pierre and His People: Tales of the Far North. Volume 4.

by Gilbert Parker

Pierre and His People: Tales of the Far North. Volume 2.

by Gilbert Parker

The Money Master, Volume 1.

by Gilbert Parker

The Weavers: a tale of England and Egypt of fifty years ago - Volume 6

by Gilbert Parker

Michel and Angele [A Ladder of Swords] — Volume 1

by Gilbert Parker

The Right of Way, Volume 6

by Gilbert Parker

The Lane That Had No Turning, Volume 2

by Gilbert Parker

The Seats of the Mighty, Volume 4

by Gilbert Parker

The Translation of a Savage, Volume 2

by Gilbert Parker

A Romany of the Snows, vol. 3

by Gilbert Parker

Carnac's Folly, Volume 1.

by Gilbert Parker

You Never Know Your Luck; being the story of a matrimonial deserter. Volume 2.

by Gilbert Parker

The World for Sale, Volume 1.

by Gilbert Parker

The Right of Way — Volume 02

by Gilbert Parker

The Lane That Had No Turning, Volume 3

by Gilbert Parker

The Translation of a Savage, Volume 1

by Gilbert Parker

Northern Lights, Volume 5.

by Gilbert Parker

Wild Youth, Volume 2.

by Gilbert Parker

Wild Youth, Volume 1.

by Gilbert Parker

The World for Sale, Volume 3.

by Gilbert Parker

The World for Sale, Volume 2.

by Gilbert Parker

The Money Master, Volume 5.

by Gilbert Parker

Embers, Volume 3.

by Gilbert Parker

Donovan Pasha, and Some People of Egypt — Volume 2

by Gilbert Parker

Michel and Angele [A Ladder of Swords] — Volume 3

by Gilbert Parker

The Right of Way — Volume 05

by Gilbert Parker

The Right of Way — Volume 01

by Gilbert Parker

About the author

Born in Camden East, Ontario, in 1862, Gilbert Parker built an international career that stretched well beyond Canada. He became known in Britain as a novelist and public figure, and he was later created a baronet. His fiction often drew on history and empire, especially French Canada and other far-flung settings, blending adventure, sentiment, and political tension.

Parker began attracting attention in London in the early 1890s, where his romantic historical novels found a large readership. Among his best-known books are The Seats of the Mighty, The Right of Way, and The Weavers. He had a gift for storytelling that appealed to a broad audience, and for a time he was one of the most commercially successful writers working in English.

His life also included politics: he served as a member of the British Parliament as well as pursuing his literary career. Parker died in 1932, but his work remains a window into the tastes and ambitions of popular fiction in his era.