Oeuvres de Champlain by Samuel de Champlain

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By Rebecca King Posted on Jan 2, 2026

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Authors: Champlain, Samuel de, 1574-1635 Published By : Champlain, Samuel de, 1574-1635

Book Language: French

Hey, if you ever wondered what it was really like to be one of the first Europeans to set foot in what's now Canada, you need to check out Champlain's own journals. This isn't a dry history book—it's a first-person account from the guy who founded Quebec City. You get the daily grind of sailing into the unknown, the tense first meetings with Indigenous nations, and the sheer, wild challenge of trying to build a tiny colony in a massive, unforgiving land. It feels less like reading history and more like finding a secret diary full of maps, sketches, and raw survival stories.

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since to have done so would have interfered with the object of this book. BONN, _All Saints’, 1900_. AUTHOR’S PREFACE OF THE SECOND GERMAN EDITION This second (revised and enlarged) edition—from which Dr A. Mercati, Professor in the Seminary of Reggio, Emilia, has made the Italian translation—is in substance the same as the first. The sections dealing with the dedication of churches and the feast of the patron saint, with the feast of the Immaculate Conception, with the feasts of St Mary Magdalen, St Cecilia, and St Catherine, and the two concluding sections have been added, and some appendices. BONN, _May 1906_. TRANSLATOR’S NOTE In this translation, the excursus on the German Protestant “Buss-und-Bettage” and on St Ursula have been omitted as being of less general interest, and a few notes have been added. LONDON, _April 1908_. BOOKS QUOTED AND REFERRED TO (A) MEDIÆVAL WORKS, WHICH IN SOME DEGREE ARE OF THE NATURE OF ORIGINAL SOURCES ISIDORE of Seville († 658).—_De Officiis Ecclesiasticis._ MIGNE, _Patr. Lat._, lxxxiii. AMALARIUS SYMPHOSIUS (“chor-episcopus” at Metz, † between 850 and 853).—_De Officiis Ecclesiasticis libri quattuor._ MIGNE, _Patr. Lat._, cv. RABANUS MAURUS (Abbot of Fulda, later Archbishop of Mainz, † 856).—_De Officiis Ecclesiasticis._ MIGNE, _Patr. Lat._, cvii. ADO (Bishop of Vienne, † 875).—_Libellus de Festivitatibus SS. Apost._ MIGNE, _Patr. Lat._, cxxiii. JOHANNES ABRINCENSIS (Bishop of Rouen, † 1079).—_De Officiis Ecclesiasticis._ MIGNE, _Patr. Lat._, cxlvii. _Ordinarius Canonicorum Reg._, _ib._ 188-191. PSEUDO-ALCUIN (middle of the eleventh century).—_De Officiis Ecclesiasticis._ Incomplete in MIGNE, _Patr. Lat._, ci. 1175. According to Bäumer, Amalarius Fortunatus is really the author. BERNO of Reichenau († 1045).—_De Officio Missæ_, and two small tracts on Advent and the Embertides. MIGNE, _Patr. Lat._, cxlii. LANFRANC († 1089).—_Decreta pro Ord. S. Benedicti._ MIGNE, _Patr. Lat._, cl. BERNOLD of Constance († 1100). According to Bäumer, the author of the _Micrologus_. MIGNE, _Patr. Lat._, cli. _De Cærimoniis, Sacramentis, Officiis et Observantionibus Ecclesiæ libri tres_, by HUGO (Canon of St Victor in Paris, † 1118), or by ROBERTUS PULLUS. MIGNE, _Patr. Lat._, clxxvii. 381. RUPERT of Deutz († 1135).—_De Divinis Officiis._ MIGNE, _Patr. Lat._, clxx. GUIGO I. DE CASTRO (Prior of the Grande Chartreuse about 1137).—_Consuetudines Carthusienses._ MIGNE, _Patr. Lat._, clii. 631-759. HONORIUS of Autun († _circ._ 1145).—_Gemma Animæ._ MIGNE, _Patr. Lat._, clxxii. JOHANNES BELETH (Professor of Theology at Paris, † 1190).—_Rationale Divinorum Officiorum._ MIGNE, _Patr. Lat._, ccii. _Consuetudines Farfenses_, ed. B. Albers. Stuttgart, 1900. Older editions in MIGNE, _Patr. Lat._, c. 4, and (HERGOTT) _Vetus Disciplina Monast._ Paris, 1776. SICARDUS (Bishop of Cremona, † 1215).—_Mitrale._ MIGNE, _Patr. Lat._, ccxiii. INNOCENT III. (Pope, † 1216).—_De S. Altaris Mysterio libri sex._ MIGNE, _Patr. Lat._, ccxvii. ODERICUS (Canon of Siena, 1213).—_Ordo Officiorum Eccl. Senensis._ Ed. Trombelli. Bononiæ, 1766. CODINUS.—_Curopalates s. de Officialibus Palatii Constantinopolitani et de Officiis Magnæ Ecclesiæ._ Rec. Imm. Bekker. Bonn, 1839. (B) MORE RECENT WORKS EMPLOYED OR REFERRED TO (_a_) BY CATHOLIC AUTHORS ALLATIUS, LEO.—_De Dominicis et Hebdomadibus Græcorum Recentiorum._ Col., 1648. ARENS, FRANZ.—_Der Liber Ordinarius der Essener Stiftskirche_, Essen, 1901. ASSEMANI, JOS. SIM.—_Kalendaria Ecclesiæ Univ._ Romæ, 1730. Six vols. BAILLET, ADRIEN († 1706).—_Les Vies des Saints._ Paris, 1703; second ed. 1739, in ten vols. 4to. Vol. ix. contains a history of the movable feasts. BÄUMER, SUITB.—_Geschichte des Breviers_, etc. Freiburg, 1895. BENEDICT XIV. (Prosper Lambertini).—_De Festis D.N. Jesu Christi et B. Mariæ Virginis libri duo._ Patavii, 1756. ⸺ _Commentarius de Festis B. Virg. Mariæ_, etc. Dillingen, 1754. BINTERIM, ANTON. JOS.—_Denkwürdigkeiten der Kathol. Kirche._ Mainz, 1829, especially vol. v. part i: “Die kirchichle Heortologie und Chronologie.” ⸺ _Pragmatische Geschichte der deutschen Konzilien._ Mainz, 1836. CHEVALIER, UL.—_Bibliothèque Liturgique. Ordinaires de l’Eglise cath. de Laon._ Paris, 1897.—_Sacramentaire et Martyrologe de S....

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This book collects the major writings of Samuel de Champlain, the French explorer often called the 'Father of New France.' It's not a single novel, but a compilation of his travel journals and reports written between 1603 and 1632.

The Story

There's no traditional plot, but there is a clear narrative arc: one man's relentless push into North America. We follow Champlain as he sails up the St. Lawrence River, charts the Great Lakes, and navigates complex alliances and conflicts with Indigenous peoples like the Huron and the Iroquois. The core of the story is the founding and desperate struggle to maintain the settlement of Quebec, a tiny European foothold in a vast continent. It's a day-by-day log of exploration, diplomacy, setbacks, and sheer stubbornness.

Why You Should Read It

What makes it gripping is the voice. You're inside Champlain's head. You feel his frustration when supplies don't arrive, his careful observations of new plants and animals, and his strategic calculations during tense encounters. His detailed maps and drawings are included, which adds a fantastic visual layer. It removes the textbook filter and gives you the raw, unfiltered perspective of a pivotal figure. You see his biases and his brilliance side-by-side.

Final Verdict

Perfect for history buffs who want a primary source, or for any reader who loves real-life adventure stories. It's not a quick, easy read—the language is centuries old—but it's incredibly rewarding. If you've enjoyed books like Stephen Ambrose's Undaunted Courage, this is the original, unfiltered version of that kind of exploration saga. You come away with a profound respect for the sheer difficulty of the endeavor.

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