Author

Publication

1973 - University of Toronto Press, [Toronto, Ontario

Language

English

Word Count

77,000 words, Guess

Page Count

308 pages

Identifiers

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  • LibraryThing4171633
  • Goodreads3986692

Classifications

  • DDC823/.8
  • LCCPZ3.B272 Me5
  • LCCPR4069.B38 Me5

Description

A novel of somewhat melodramatic style. Closes with a deathbed scene. Title comes from a quotation from 2 Corinthians 10:15 in New Testament of the Bible, King James Version, " . . . According to the measure of the rule which God hath distributed to us, a measure to reach even unto you." First chapter has allusions to Artemus Ward and Mark Twain, indicating period of the story.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Literature of Canada; poetry and prose in reprint

Other Editions

  • The measure of the rule.University of Toronto Press1973-01-01
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