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Overview
In the nineteenth century, sketches describing the "prose of life" - humorous or tragic incidents, life in the backwoods, travels, hunting, fishing and unique places or characters - frequently appeared in Canadian magazines. Like other forms of Canadian documentary writing, the sketch seemed to fill a need to record imaginatively different aspects of life in Canada. This volume brings to light examples of this important genre, include previously uncollected pieces by such well-known writers as Archibald Lampman, Sara Jeannette Duncan, and Catharine Parr Traill.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780920802274
- ISBN-10: 0920802273
- Publisher: ECW Press
- Publish Date: January 1981
- Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.97 pounds
- Page Count: 261
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