The Backwoods of Canada

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The Backwoods of Canada
  • 1Biography
    • 1.1Recognition
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  • 2 Bibliography
  • 3 References
  • 4 Further reading
  • 5 External links

 

Biography

Mrs Catharine Parr Traill byWilliam James Topley

She was born Catharine Parr Strickland in Rotherhithe in 1802, sister to authors Agnes Strickland, Susanna Moodie, and Elisabeth Strickland, Traill. She was the first of the sisters to commence writing. She began writing children's books in 1818, after the death of her father. Her early work, such as Disobedience, or Mind What Mama Says (1819), and "Happy Because Good", were written for children, and often dwell on the benefits of obedience to one's parents.


  • Fiction
  • 88099 Words
  • Ages 18 and up
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  • Publication Date: 05-06-2015
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