A Damaged Reputation

by Harold Bindloss

""A Damaged Reputation"" is a novel written by Harold Bindloss and published in 1908. The story revolves around the character of Ralph Chayne, a young man who is forced to leave his home in England after being falsely accused of embezzlement. He travels to Canada, where he starts a new life and becomes successful in the lumber business. However, his past catches up with him when he falls in love with the daughter of the man who accused him of the crime. Ralph must clear his name and restore his reputation if he wants to be with the woman he loves. The novel explores themes of redemption, forgiveness, and the consequences of one's actions. It also provides a glimpse into the Canadian lumber industry and the challenges faced by those who work in it. Overall, ""A Damaged Reputation"" is a gripping tale of love, betrayal, and second chances.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

450 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1908

About the author

Harold Edward Bindloss (1866 - December 30, 1945) was an English novelist who wrote many adventure novels set in western Canada.

Bindloss was born in Liverpool in 1866. According to his New York Times obituary:

Mr Bindloss was more than 30 years old before he began writing. Previously he had roamed the world, farming in Canada and working in southern climes as a cargo heaver, a planter, and at other jobs.

Broken by malaria he returned to England forty-five years ago and took up office work. But he lost his job when his health broke down and turned to writing in which he found his true vocation. He published some forty novels between the years 1902 and 1943. Many of his books had their locale in Canada. (New York Times, January 2, 1946)

He returned to London. In 1898, he published his first book, a non-fiction account based on his travels in Africa, called In the Niger Country. This was followed by dozens of novels.

Reviews

[Larry Piper]

Actually, should be ***+

[Barbara]

Good story that takes place in the Canadian West instead of the US. Interesting look at these settlers. The story started off slowly for me, but got interesting.