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Catharine Parr Traill The Backwoods Of Canada

Biography & Autobiography
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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. A prolific author, until her marriage she averaged one book per year. In 1832, she married Lieutenant Thomas Traill, a retired officer of the Napoleonic Wars and a friend of her sister's husband, John Moodie, despite objections from her family (aside from Susanna). Soon after their marriage they left for Upper Canada, settling near Peterborough, where her brother Samuel was a surveyor. Her sister, Mrs. Susanna Moodie, emigrated soon afterward. [more]

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CATHARINE PARR TRAILL BACKWOODS OF CANADA

BEING LETTERS FROM THE WIFE OF AN EMIGRANT OFFICER, ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE DOMESTIC ECONOMY OF BRITISH AMERICA

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Catharine Parr Traill, born Strickland (9 January 1802 – 29 August 1899) was an English-Canadian author and naturalist who wrote about life as a settler in Canada. 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. A prolific author, until her marriage she averaged one book per year. In 1832, she married Lieutenant Thomas Traill, a retired officer of the Napoleonic Wars and a friend of her sister's husband, John Moodie, despite objections from her family (aside from Susanna). Soon after their marriage they left for Upper Canada, settling near Peterborough, where her brother Samuel was a surveyor. Her sister, Mrs. Susanna Moodie, emigrated soon afterward. [more]

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Catharine Parr Traill The Backwoods of Canada

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1Biography 1.1Recognition 1.1.1 Commemorative postage stamp 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. [more]

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Catharine Parr Traill The Backwoods Of Canada (Fiscle Part-X)

Short Story
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Among The Numerous Works On Canada That Have Been Published within The Last Ten Years, With Emigration For Their Leading theme, There Are Few, If Any, That Give Information Regarding the Domestic Economy Of A Settler'S Life, Sufficiently Minute To Prove A Faithful Guide To The Person On Whose Responsibility The Whole Comfort Of A Family Depends-- The Mistress, Whose Department It Is "To Haud The House In order." [more]

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Edward Eggleston The Hoosier Schoolmaster A Story of Backwoods Life in Indiana

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Edward Eggleston (December 10, 1837 – September 3, 1902) was an American historian and novelist.Eggleston was born in [more]

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Bessie Marchant A Countess from Canada A Story of Life in the Backwoods

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German
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Bessie Marchant (1862–1941) was a prolific English writer of adventure novels featuring young female heroines. Marchant was born in [more]

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Bessie Marchant A Countess from Canada A Story of Life in the Backwoods

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Bessie Marchant (1862–1941) was a prolific English writer of adventure novels featuring young female heroines.Marchant was born in [more]

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Catharine Parr Traill The Backwoods of Canada Being Letters From The Wife Of An Emigrant Officer, Illustrative Of

The Domestic Economy Of British America

Letters
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Catharine Parr Traill, born Strickland (9 January 1802 – 29 August 1899) was an English-Canadian author and naturalist who wrote about life as a settler in Canada. 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. [more]

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EDWARD EGGLESTON THE HOOSIER SCHOOLMASTER

A STORY OF BACKWOODS LIFE IN INDIANA

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Edward Eggleston (December 10, 1837 – September 3, 1902) was an American historian and novelist.Eggleston was born in [more]

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Bessie Marchant A Countess from Canada

A Story of Life in the Backwoods

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Bessie Marchant (1862–1941) was a prolific English writer of adventure novels featuring young female heroines. Marchant was born in Kent, and despite never leaving England herself, she wrote over 150 novels set in locations around the world. She wrote in the style of the Victorian adventure novel (even being called "the girls' Henty"), but challenged established gender roles by putting strong female characters in what was seen as a boys' genre. [more]

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