Here I introduced an odd imprint that was printed and sold in Canada from 1944 to 1945. The American parent, based in Chicago, published these books from 1943 to 1945 but the Canadian subsidiary wasn't incorporated until July 26, 1944.
Here are three more Canadian Quick Reader editions. None have a publication date but state on the title page that they are copyrighted in the "Dominon [sic for first two] of Canada".
119 A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. First published 1859. Gone is the famous opening.
122 The Curve of the Catenary by Mary Roberts Rinehart. First published in Pictorial Review, June 1916 (first part of three), then in The Mystery Book (Farrar and Rinehart, 1939).
128 Cat and Mouse by Hugh Pentecost. Pseudonym of Judson Phillips. First published in Cosmopolitan, November 1941.
