Canada was coming into its own in the 1860s, according to writer Luella Creighton. First published a hundred years after Confederation, Creighton's book celebrates the thriving culture of Canada during its nascent years. No longer a land of pioneers and hardship, the New World was a place where travel, communication, and trade flourished, rivalling the cities of the Old World. Much of the book, a lively mix of fact and fiction, consists of narratives from foreign travellers, many of whose expectations of burdened lives and economic privation change as they witness the elegance, hierarchy, and wealth that Canada had to offer.…mehr
Canada was coming into its own in the 1860s, according to writer Luella Creighton. First published a hundred years after Confederation, Creighton's book celebrates the thriving culture of Canada during its nascent years. No longer a land of pioneers and hardship, the New World was a place where travel, communication, and trade flourished, rivalling the cities of the Old World. Much of the book, a lively mix of fact and fiction, consists of narratives from foreign travellers, many of whose expectations of burdened lives and economic privation change as they witness the elegance, hierarchy, and wealth that Canada had to offer.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Luella Creighton (1901-1996) was born in Stouffville, Ontario. She studied at the University of Toronto under E.J. Pratt and the Sorbonne, and later married esteemed Canadian historian and writer Donald Creighton, with whom she had two children. A writer of fiction, non-fiction, and children's stories, she is best-known for her novel High Bright Buggy Wheels (1951, reissued in 2013), which depicts Mennonite life in rural Ontario. The Wynford edition of Elegant Canadians is introduced by Cynthia Flood, Luella Creighton's daughter.
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Introduction to the Wynford Edition Foreword 1. Rendezvous at Charlottetown 2. The Canadians Entertain 3. The Travellers and the Towns 4. Christmas in a Village, Canada West, 1866 5. Winter Time and "The Cone" 6. Spacious Days 7. The Chatelaine 8. The Fashionable Years 9. The Sixties and the Simple Faith 10. Canadians in Paris, 1867 11. Concerning the Duty of Women 12. Literary Life 13. The Sound of Music 14. The Glamour of the Garrison 15. Summer Time 16. Mr. Lawson Comes Home 17. Old Grey City 18. On the First of July, 1867 Notes
Introduction to the Wynford Edition Foreword 1. Rendezvous at Charlottetown 2. The Canadians Entertain 3. The Travellers and the Towns 4. Christmas in a Village, Canada West, 1866 5. Winter Time and "The Cone" 6. Spacious Days 7. The Chatelaine 8. The Fashionable Years 9. The Sixties and the Simple Faith 10. Canadians in Paris, 1867 11. Concerning the Duty of Women 12. Literary Life 13. The Sound of Music 14. The Glamour of the Garrison 15. Summer Time 16. Mr. Lawson Comes Home 17. Old Grey City 18. On the First of July, 1867 Notes
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