Lex

Browse

GenresShelvesPremiumBlog

Company

AboutJobsPartnersSell on LexAffiliates

Resources

DocsInvite FriendsSupport

Legal

Terms of ServicePrivacy Policygeneral@lex-books.com(215) 703-8277

© 2026 LexBooks, Inc. All rights reserved.

Seats of The Mighty

Gilbert Parker

Seats of The Mighty

Seats of The Mighty

Gilbert Parker

The hero of this novel is a prisoner in Quebec, captured and held within the ancient walls of a fortress city where the air itself smells of gunpowder and secrets. As the French and English clash for mastery of North America, he becomes entangled in the dangerous intrigues of La Pompadour's spy network, navigating a world of forbidden alliances, hidden agendas, and a love that could cost him everything. The city of Quebec pulses through every chapter: its cobblestone streets, candlelit ballrooms, and shadowed gatehouses teem with soldiers, spies, and women whose loyalties remain永远 suspect. When the British forces under Wolfe finally march on the city, the tension reaches a breaking point. Parker weaves historical sweep with intimate drama, delivering a romance that feels as urgent as the cannons that will soon roar across the Plains of Abraham. This is adventure at its most intoxicating: a tale of survival, passion, and the impossible choices war forces upon the human heart.

LibriVox

For the time of his story Mr. Parker has chosen the most absorbing period of the romantic eighteenth-century history of...

X-Ray

Book cover
Audiobook
Human narrated
Human

Read by

Group Narration

13 readers

ToddHW, Robert Hoffman, Amanda Friday, NoelBadrian +17 more

More books from this author

Gilbert Parker
Gilbert Parker
1862-1932

Canadian novelist known for his historical fiction and exploration of Canadian themes.

The Battleof theStrong: ARomance o...

Gilbert Parker

NorthernLights

Gilbert Parker

The Battleof theStrong: ARomance o...

Gilbert Parker

Embers,Complete

Gilbert Parker

The ProjectGutenbergCompleteWorks of...

Gilbert Parker

The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker

Old Quebec:The Fortressof NewFrance

Gilbert Parker

The Worldfor Sale,Complete

1919

Gilbert Parker

A Lover'sDiary,Complete

1898

Gilbert Parker

NorthernLights,Complete

1909

Gilbert Parker

The Weavers:A Tale ofEngland andEgypt of...

Gilbert Parker

Pierre andHis People:Tales of theFar North...

Gilbert Parker

Cumner's Sonand OtherSouth SeaFolk —...

Gilbert Parker

Parables ofa Province

Gilbert Parker

Mrs.Falchion,Complete

Gilbert Parker

Wild Youth,Complete

Gilbert Parker

You NeverKnow YourLuck; Beingthe Story...

Gilbert Parker

A Romany ofthe Snows,Complete:Being a...

Gilbert Parker

Carnac'sFolly,Complete

1922

Gilbert Parker

The Right ofWay —Complete

1901

Gilbert Parker

Michel andAngele [ALadder ofSwords] —...

Gilbert Parker

The Trail ofthe Sword,Complete

Gilbert Parker

The JudgmentHouse

1913

Gilbert Parker

DonovanPasha, andSome Peopleof Egypt ...

Gilbert Parker

Quotes andImages fromthe Works ofGilbert...

Gilbert Parker

Quotes and Images from the Works of Gilbert Parker

The LaneThat Had NoTurning,Complete

Gilbert Parker

The MoneyMaster,Complete

Gilbert Parker

No Defense,Complete

Gilbert Parker

The Seats ofthe Mighty,Complete

1896

Gilbert Parker

The March ofthe WhiteGuard

1901

Gilbert Parker

TheTrespasser,Complete

1893

Gilbert Parker

At the Signof the Eagle

Gilbert Parker

TheTranslationof a Savage,Complete

Gilbert Parker

The Pomp oftheLavilettes,Complete

Gilbert Parker

Michel andAngele [ALadder ofSwords] —...

Gilbert Parker

The Seats ofthe Mighty,Volume 3

Gilbert Parker

When ValmondCame toPontiac: TheStory of ...

Gilbert Parker

The Weavers:A Tale ofEngland andEgypt of...

Gilbert Parker

A Lover'sDiary,Volume 2.

Gilbert Parker

The Seats ofthe Mighty,Volume 5

Gilbert Parker

A Lover'sDiary,Volume 1.

1894

Gilbert Parker

The Worldfor Sale,Volume 1.

1916

Gilbert Parker

DonovanPasha, andSome Peopleof Egypt ...

Gilbert Parker

NorthernLights,Volume 3.

Gilbert Parker

The Battleof theStrong: ARomance o...

Gilbert Parker

You NeverKnow YourLuck; Beingthe Story...

Gilbert Parker

There isSorrow onthe Sea

1896

Gilbert Parker

The Seats ofthe Mighty,Volume 4

Gilbert Parker

Wild Youth,Volume 2.

Gilbert Parker

NorthernLights,Volume 1.

1909

Gilbert Parker

Cumner's Sonand OtherSouth SeaFolk —...

Gilbert Parker

A Romany ofthe Snows,Vol. 5:Being a...

Gilbert Parker

Pierre andHis People:Tales of theFar North...

Gilbert Parker

Michel andAngele [ALadder ofSwords] —...

Gilbert Parker

Mrs.Falchion,Volume 2.

Gilbert Parker

The Right ofWay — Volume01

1901

Gilbert Parker

DonovanPasha, andSome Peopleof Egypt ...

Gilbert Parker

When ValmondCame toPontiac: TheStory of ...

Gilbert Parker

You NeverKnow YourLuck; Beingthe Story...

Gilbert Parker

The Worldfor Sale,Volume 3.

Gilbert Parker

Pierre andHis People:Tales of theFar North...

Gilbert Parker

DonovanPasha, andSome Peopleof Egypt ...

Gilbert Parker

A Romany ofthe Snows,Vol. 3:Being a...

Gilbert Parker

The Battleof theStrong: ARomance o...

Gilbert Parker

The MoneyMaster,Volume 1.

1915

Gilbert Parker

Quotationsfrom the PGCollectedWorks of...

Gilbert Parker

The Weavers:A Tale ofEngland andEgypt of...

Gilbert Parker

The Seats ofthe Mighty,Volume 1

1896

Gilbert Parker

The LaneThat Had NoTurning,Volume 4

Gilbert Parker

AnUnpardonableLiar

1900

Gilbert Parker

The MoneyMaster,Volume 4.

Gilbert Parker

The Weavers:A Tale ofEngland andEgypt of...

Gilbert Parker

The Battleof theStrong: ARomance o...

Gilbert Parker

Michel andAngele [ALadder ofSwords] —...

Gilbert Parker

The MoneyMaster,Volume 3.

Gilbert Parker

The LaneThat Had NoTurning,Volume 3

Gilbert Parker

The Worldfor Sale,Volume 2.

Gilbert Parker

The Going ofthe WhiteSwan

Gilbert Parker

The Right ofWay — Volume04

Gilbert Parker

The Seats ofthe Mighty,Volume 2

1895

Gilbert Parker

The MoneyMaster,Volume 5.

Gilbert Parker

Embers,Volume 1.

1908

Gilbert Parker

A Romany ofthe Snows,Vol. 2:Being a...

Gilbert Parker

The LaneThat Had NoTurning,Volume 2

Gilbert Parker

Pierre andHis People:Tales of theFar North...

Gilbert Parker

TheTrespasser,Volume 2

Gilbert Parker

When ValmondCame toPontiac: TheStory of ...

Gilbert Parker

No Defense,Volume 2.

Gilbert Parker

No Defense,Volume 3.

Gilbert Parker

A Romany ofthe Snows,Vol. 4:Being a...

Gilbert Parker

Cumner's Sonand OtherSouth SeaFolk —...

Gilbert Parker

The MoneyMaster,Volume 2.

Gilbert Parker

NorthernLights,Volume 2.

Gilbert Parker

The Weavers:A Tale ofEngland andEgypt of...

Gilbert Parker

NorthernLights,Volume 4.

Gilbert Parker

Pierre andHis People:Tales of theFar North...

Gilbert Parker

Carnac'sFolly,Volume 2.

Gilbert Parker

The Weavers:A Tale ofEngland andEgypt of...

Gilbert Parker

DonovanPasha, andSome Peopleof Egypt ...

Gilbert Parker

TheTranslationof a Savage,Volume 3

Gilbert Parker

NorthernLights,Volume 5.

Gilbert Parker

Mrs.Falchion,Volume 1.

1893

Gilbert Parker

Wild Youth,Volume 1.

Gilbert Parker

The Trail ofthe Sword,Volume 1

Gilbert Parker

Cumner's Sonand OtherSouth SeaFolk —...

Gilbert Parker

John Enderby

Gilbert Parker

Carnac'sFolly,Volume 1.

1922

Gilbert Parker

The Right ofWay, Volume6

1901

Gilbert Parker

The Battleof theStrong: ARomance o...

Gilbert Parker

Carnac'sFolly,Volume 3.

Gilbert Parker

TheTrespasser,Volume 1

Gilbert Parker

No Defense,Volume 1.

1920

Gilbert Parker

The Pomp oftheLavilettes,Volume 1

Gilbert Parker

The Battleof theStrong: ARomance o...

Gilbert Parker

The Trail ofthe Sword,Volume 4

Gilbert Parker

When ValmondCame toPontiac: TheStory of ...

Gilbert Parker

Embers,Volume 2.

Gilbert Parker

The Trail ofthe Sword,Volume 3

Gilbert Parker

The Pomp oftheLavilettes,Volume 2

Gilbert Parker

TheTrespasser,Volume 3

Gilbert Parker

The Right ofWay — Volume03

Gilbert Parker

A Romany ofthe Snows,Vol. 1:Being a...

Gilbert Parker

The Trail ofthe Sword,Volume 2

Gilbert Parker

Cumner's Sonand OtherSouth SeaFolk —...

Gilbert Parker

Pierre andHis People:Tales of theFar North...

Gilbert Parker

The LaneThat Had NoTurning,Volume 1

Gilbert Parker

The Right ofWay — Volume05

1900

Gilbert Parker

TheTranslationof a Savage,Volume 1

Gilbert Parker

TheTranslationof a Savage,Volume 2

Gilbert Parker

You NeverKnow YourLuck; Beingthe Story...

Gilbert Parker

Cumner's Sonand OtherSouth SeaFolk —...

Gilbert Parker

Embers,Volume 3.

Gilbert Parker

The Right ofWay — Volume02

1901

Gilbert Parker

More books like this

right arrow

Pride andPrejudice

1813

Jane Austen

The Life ofLazarillo DeTormeshisFortunes ...

Anonymous

The Life of Lazarillo De Tormeshis Fortunes & Adversities; With a Notice of the Mendoza Family, a Short Life of the Author, Don Diego Hurtado De Mendoza, a Notice of the Work, and Some Remarks on the Character of Lazarillo De Tormes

Nostromo: ATale of theSeaboard

1904

Joseph Conrad

New GrubStreet

George Gissing

Sybil, Or,the TwoNations

1845

Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield Disraeli

TheInvisibleLodge

Jean Paul

In BothWorlds

William H. Holcombe

AmabelChannice

Anne Douglas Sedgwick

Amabel Channice

The SplendidFairing

1919

Unknown

The Splendid Fairing

MonsieurLecoq, V. 1

1975

Emile Gaboriau

The Kingdomof the Blind

1916

E. Phillips Oppenheim

Girlhood andWomanhood:The Story ofSome...

Sarah Tytler

Poor White:A Novel

1920

Sherwood Anderson

Clarissa:Preface,Hints ofPrefaces,...

Samuel Richardson

Blown toBits; Or,the LonelyMan of...

R. M. Ballantyne

From theFive Rivers

1893

Flora Annie Webster Steel