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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

    $22.99 USD

  • Inheriting a Canoe Paddle

    The Canoe in Discourses of English-Canadian Nationalism

    by Misao Dean ...
    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

    $39.99 USD

  • 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

    $37.99 USD

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  • The Imperialist

    by Sara Jeannette Duncan, Janette Turner Hospital ...
    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

    $14.99 USD

  • From Workhouse To Westminster - The Life Story Of Will Crooks, M.P.

    by George Haw ...
    A fascinating biography of a man who came from the poorest class in 19th century London, who rose up through society and became the first working class Mayor of London. ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Young Rebecca

    Writings of Rebecca West 1911-17

    by Rebecca West ...
    A collection of Rebecca West's early journalistic writings reveals her clarity of mind, severity of wit, and relevancy in today's modern worldIn this collection of early writings, beginning when Rebecca West was just eighteen years old, Jane Marcus sheds light on one of the foremost feminist and political thinkers of our time. West's essays, reviews, and public correspondence tackle many subjects, ... Read more

    $8.09 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 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

    $8.99 USD

  • 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

    $1.99 USD

  • An Autobiography

    A Pioneer's Journey: Inspiring Insights from an Australian Suffragist

    by Catherine Helen Spence ...
    Catherine Helen Spence's "An Autobiography" presents a compelling narrative that intertwines her personal experiences with the broader societal changes of 19th-century Australia. Through a reflective and engaging style, Spence deftly captures the struggles and triumphs of her life, paralleling her journey with the evolution of women's rights and social reform in a male-dominated society. Her ... Read more

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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

    $8.58 USD

  • My Discovery of England,

    by Stephen Leacock ...
    My Discovery of England, by Stephen Leacock. ... Read more

    $0.71 USD

  • 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

    $15.99 USD