The Abbé H.R. Casgrain (1831-1904) was an important French-Canadian historian, biographer, and literary figure. He edited the papers of Maréchal de Lévis, and was the biographer of Mère Marie de l'Incarnation. In addition, he was the author of verse and literary criticism. He was a charter member of the Royal Society of Canada, and President in 1889.

Wolfe and Montcalm first appeared in the famous Makers of Canada Series in 1905, and was revised by A.G. Doughty in 1926 in the light of new documentary material which had become available. This is the first time this study has been published separately.