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The Imperialist

by Sara Jeannette Duncan ...

Set in the fictional Ontario town of Elgin at the beginning of the twentieth century, this 1904 novel was in its own time addressed largely to British readers. It has since become a Canadian classic, beloved for its ironic and dryly humorous portrait of small-town life. But The Imperialist is also a fascinating representation of race, gender, and nationalism in Britain’s “settler colonies.” This ... Read more

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Set in the fictional Ontario town of Elgin at the beginning of the twentieth century, this 1904 novel was in its own time addressed largely to British readers. It has since become a Canadian classic, beloved for its ironic and dryly humorous portrait of small-town life. But The Imperialist is also a fascinating representation of race, gender, and nationalism in Britain’s “settler colonies.” This
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Inheriting a Canoe Paddle

The Canoe in Discourses of English-Canadian Nationalism

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Series series Cultural Spaces
If the canoe is a symbol of Canada, what kind of Canada does it symbolize? Inheriting a Canoe Paddle looks at how the canoe has come to symbolize love of Canada for non-aboriginal Canadians and provides a critique of this identification’s unintended consequences for First Nations. Written with an engaging, personal style, it is both a scholarly examination and a personal reflection, delving into ... Read more

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If the canoe is a symbol of Canada, what kind of Canada does it symbolize? Inheriting a Canoe Paddle looks at how the canoe has come to symbolize love of Canada for non-aboriginal Canadians and provides a critique of this identification’s unintended consequences for First Nations. Written with an engaging, personal style, it is both a scholarly examination and a personal reflection, delving into
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Greening the Maple

Canadian Ecocriticism in Context

by Northrop Frye, Margaret Atwood, Rosemary Sullivan, Sherrill E. Grace, Heather Murray, D.M.R. Bentley, Laurie Ricou, Linda Hutcheon, Gabriele Helms, Susie O'Brien, Jenny Kerber, Catriona Sandilands, Cheryl Lousley, Linda Morra, Stephanie Posthumus, Elise Salaun, Rita Wong, Misao Dean, Carrie Dawson, Pamela Banting, Adam Dickinson, Travis V. Mason, Nelson Gray ...

Series Book 7 - Energy, Ecology and the Environment
Ecocriticism can be described in very general terms as the investigation of the many ways in which culture and the environment are interrelated and conceptualized. Ecocriticism aspires to understand and often to celebrate the natural world, yet it does so indirectly by focusing primarily on written texts. Hailed as one of the most timely and provocative developments in literary and cultural ... Read more

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Ecocriticism can be described in very general terms as the investigation of the many ways in which culture and the environment are interrelated and conceptualized. Ecocriticism aspires to understand and often to celebrate the natural world, yet it does so indirectly by focusing primarily on written texts. Hailed as one of the most timely and provocative developments in literary and cultural
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The Imperialist

by Sara Jeannette Duncan ...

Sara Jeannette Duncan’s classic portrait of a turn-of-the-century Ontario town, The Imperialist captures the spirit of an emergent nation through the example of two young dreamers. Impassioned by “the Imperialist idea,” Lorne Murchison rests his bid for office on his vision of a rejuvenated British Empire. ... Read more

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Sara Jeannette Duncan’s classic portrait of a turn-of-the-century Ontario town, The Imperialist captures the spirit of an emergent nation through the example of two young dreamers. Impassioned by “the Imperialist idea,” Lorne Murchison rests his bid for office on his vision of a rejuvenated British Empire.
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From Workhouse to Westminster The Life Story of Will Crooks, M.P.

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From Workhouse to WestminsterThe Life Story of Will Crooks, M.P.ByGeorge HawWITH INTRODUCTION BY G. K. CHESTERTONFOUR FULL-PAGE PLATESCASSELL AND COMPANY, LIMITEDLONDON, NEW YORK, TORONTO AND MELBOURNEMCMIXFirst Edition February 1907.Reprinted March, June and August 1908.January and November 1909. ... Read more

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From Workhouse to WestminsterThe Life Story of Will Crooks, M.P.ByGeorge HawWITH INTRODUCTION BY G. K. CHESTERTONFOUR FULL-PAGE PLATESCASSELL AND COMPANY, LIMITEDLONDON, NEW YORK, TORONTO AND MELBOURNEMCMIXFirst Edition February 1907.Reprinted March, June and August 1908.January and November 1909.
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The Young Rebecca: Writings of Rebecca West 1911-17

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Sir John A.

An Anecdotal Life of Sir John A. Macdonald

Edited by Cynthia M. Smith, Jack McLeod ...

This is the man behind the legend. Lively and revealing anecdotes about Sir John A.s political and parliamentary life are set against stories of his private joys and sorrows. Stories of patronage, of political campaigns, of loyal supporters and bitter opponents take readers through many of the major events of nineteenth-century Canada, from the building of the cpr to the Riel Rebellions, only to ... Read more

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This is the man behind the legend. Lively and revealing anecdotes about Sir John A.s political and parliamentary life are set against stories of his private joys and sorrows. Stories of patronage, of political campaigns, of loyal supporters and bitter opponents take readers through many of the major events of nineteenth-century Canada, from the building of the cpr to the Riel Rebellions, only to
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The Imperialist

by Sara Jeannette Duncan ...

Series series New Canadian Library
Sara Jeannette Duncan’s classic portrait of a turn-of-the-century Ontario town, The Imperialist captures the spirit of an emergent nation through the example of two young dreamers. Impassioned by “the Imperialist idea,” Lorne Murchison rests his bid for office on his vision of a rejuvenated British Empire. His sister Advena betrays a kindred attraction to the high-flown ideals in her love for an ... Read more

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Sara Jeannette Duncan’s classic portrait of a turn-of-the-century Ontario town, The Imperialist captures the spirit of an emergent nation through the example of two young dreamers. Impassioned by “the Imperialist idea,” Lorne Murchison rests his bid for office on his vision of a rejuvenated British Empire. His sister Advena betrays a kindred attraction to the high-flown ideals in her love for an
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An Autobiography

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In this memoir, Spence recounts her early life, detailing her family's move to Australia in 1839 and the challenges they faced in adapting to their new environment. She shares her experiences as a teacher, writer, and active participant in various social causes, including suffrage and education reform. Spence emphasizes the importance of education for women and the necessity of their involvement ... Read more

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In this memoir, Spence recounts her early life, detailing her family's move to Australia in 1839 and the challenges they faced in adapting to their new environment. She shares her experiences as a teacher, writer, and active participant in various social causes, including suffrage and education reform. Spence emphasizes the importance of education for women and the necessity of their involvement
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Far from a Low Gutter Girl

The forgotten world of state wards, South Australia, 1887-1940

by Margaret Barbalet ...

Series Book 32 - Untapped
Drawing on the letters of girls who were made state wards, acclaimed writer and historian Margaret Barbalet’s Far From a Low Gutter Girl reveals the real world of Australian domestic servants in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, amplifying their voices for the first time.Far from a Low Gutter Girl was first published to critical acclaim in 1983. In addition to non-fiction, ... Read more

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Drawing on the letters of girls who were made state wards, acclaimed writer and historian Margaret Barbalet’s Far From a Low Gutter Girl reveals the real world of Australian domestic servants in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, amplifying their voices for the first time.Far from a Low Gutter Girl was first published to critical acclaim in 1983. In addition to non-fiction,
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My Discovery of England,

by Stephen Leacock ...

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My Discovery of England, by Stephen Leacock.
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Roads to Ruin

The Shocking History of Social Reform

by E. S. Turner ...

'It is a salutary thing to look back at some of the reforms which have long been an accepted part of our life, and to examine the opposition, usually bitter and often bizarre, sometimes dishonest but all too often honest, which had to be countered by the restless advocates of 'grandmotherly' legislation...'Contemporary readers of a progressive bent may like to think it elementary that certain ... Read more

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'It is a salutary thing to look back at some of the reforms which have long been an accepted part of our life, and to examine the opposition, usually bitter and often bizarre, sometimes dishonest but all too often honest, which had to be countered by the restless advocates of 'grandmotherly' legislation...'Contemporary readers of a progressive bent may like to think it elementary that certain
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