The Oxford Illustrated Literary Guide to CanadaOxford University Press, 1987 - 246 páginas This lavishly illustrated volume takes readers on a captivating tour of the Canadian literary landscape. Visiting some 500 locations across Canada--from Newfoundland to British Columbia to the Northwest Territories--we see writers plying their craft in small, unlikely places and in large urban centers, and visit the sites that have made literary history. Albert and Theresa Moritz have devoted years to this project--combing archives, government documents, newspapers and biographies--and have consulted many leading authors, literary scholars, and local historians. The result is an unusually detailed volume sprinkled with anecdotes and surprising information. They describe the accident that led to the publication of Stephen Leacock's first book, which set him on the road to fame...reveal how Hugh MacLennan escaped injury in the Halifax explosion of 1917...and visit the burial place of the dog that inspired Marshall Saunder's Beautiful Joe. The authors provide much detailed information, including the exact addresses of the homes of famous authors and of other important sites, that direct you to places you wish to visit. An indispensable guide when traveling in Canada, this fascinating book will deepen your understanding and appreciation of Canadian literary history. |
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... Ontario upbringing in his autobiography , A Life in Our Times ( 1981 ) . His father had a farm 20 miles west of St Thomas , near the hamlet of Iona Sta- tion . The Galbraith farmhouse was on a county road named Hogg St , which runs from ...
... Ontario upbringing in his autobiography , A Life in Our Times ( 1981 ) . His father had a farm 20 miles west of St Thomas , near the hamlet of Iona Sta- tion . The Galbraith farmhouse was on a county road named Hogg St , which runs from ...
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... Ontario in 1903 when he bought a farm at CEDAR SPRINGS . Stringer's novel , Lonely O'Malley ( 1905 ) , follows the career of an orphan boy growing up in Ontario in the 1880s , and is based on the author's childhood in Chatham and London ...
... Ontario in 1903 when he bought a farm at CEDAR SPRINGS . Stringer's novel , Lonely O'Malley ( 1905 ) , follows the career of an orphan boy growing up in Ontario in the 1880s , and is based on the author's childhood in Chatham and London ...
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... Ontario . His first novel , Five Legs ( 1969 ) , is set in London on the university campus and follows the tragic careers of a professor , Lucas Cracknell , and two of his students . One of these , Felix Oswald , appears again in ...
... Ontario . His first novel , Five Legs ( 1969 ) , is set in London on the university campus and follows the tragic careers of a professor , Lucas Cracknell , and two of his students . One of these , Felix Oswald , appears again in ...
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Newfoundland and Labrador | 133 |
Manitoba | 183 |
Northwest Territories | 232 |
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