University of Toronto (Canada)
Selected Poetry of Susanna Moodie (1803 1885)
A great resource on the poetry of Susanna Moodie with five examples ("The Dying Hunter to His Dog," "Fancy and the Poet," "My Autograph," "The Sleigh-Bells," and "The Step Mother"), as well as notes on Moodie's life and works.
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University of Western Ontario: Early Writing in Canada: Catharine Parr Traill
Excerpts of letters written by Catharine Parr Traill, which she collected and published, along with her journals, in The Backwoods of Canada (1836). In these excerpts, she writes about her arrival in Newfoundland and a journey to Quebec.
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University of Western Ontario: Early Writing in Canada: Jameson: Winter Studies
Excerpts from Irish-born British writer Anna Brownell Jameson's Winter Studies and Summer Rambles in Canada, a travelogue of her 1836 voyage to Canada.
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Uwo: Early Writing in Canada Susannah Moodie
These are excerpts from Susannah Moodie's book 'Roughing it in the Bush'.
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Courts of Nova Scotia: Author on the Bench: Thomas Chandler Haliburton
Brief biography of Thomas Chandler Haliburton comments on his dual careers as the writer/creator of Sam Slick and as a jurist.
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Athabasca University: Centre for Language and Literature: Susanna Moodie
A biograhpy about Susanna Moodie, with information on her marriage and family life, emigration to Canada, and early publications. Read about her best-known book, "Roughing it in the Bush," and her latter works.