The works of the American writer James Oliver Curwood (1878–1927) are devoted to Canada, which he knew well and loved deeply. The novel “The Burning Forest” is permeated with faith in nobility and the indestructibility of the human spirit. The novel’s heroes are brave, generous men—faithful in love, unselfish and devoted in friendship—and charming women with a strong character who overcome every obstacle on the path to their happiness.