What did Marc Lescarbot write about New France?

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Canadian literature Canadian writer Alice Munro was lauded as a “master of the contemporary short story” by the Swedish Academy when it awarded her the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2013.

Marc Lescarbot was a significant figure in the early literature of New France. While he resided in the colony, he wrote the first theatre production in New France, titled Le Théâtre de Neptune en la Nouvelle-France (The Theatre of Neptune in New France), which was performed at Port-Royal in 1606.1

Upon returning to France, Lescarbot published several works intended for a European audience, as there were no printing presses in the colony during the French regime. His notable publications include:1

Histoire de la Nouvelle-France (1609), a history of the colony.1
Les Muses de la Nouvelle France (1609), a collection that featured his poetry and drama.1