Roughing It in the Bush - Or, Life in Canada

Informationen zum Autor English-born Susanna Moodie, who lived in Canada from 6 December 1803 to 8 April 1885, wrote about her experiences as an immigrant in what was then a British province. On the banks of the River Waveney in Suffolk, Susanna Moodie was born in Bungay. In a family of authors that also included Agnes Strickland, Jane Margaret Strickland, and Catharine Parr Traill, she was the youngest sibling. In addition to publishing books about Spartacus and Jugurtha, she wrote her first children's book in 1822 and other children's stories in London. She participated in the Anti-Slavery Society in London and transcribed Mary Prince's story, a former slave from the Caribbean. She wed retired officer and Napoleonic War veteran John Moodie on 4 April 1831. Moodie immigrated to Upper Canada in 1832 together with her husband, a British Army officer, and daughter. Her brother Samuel Strickland (1804-1867) worked as a surveyor on a farm in Douro Township, close to Lakefield, north of Peterborough, where the family eventually lived. The farm now serves as a museum and houses antiquities. The museum, which Samuel founded, was formerly an Anglican church and has a view of Susanna's former canoeing spot on the Otonabee River. Klappentext A key work of Canadian literature, this unsentimental account of immigrant life remains a major influence on the country's writers. Zusammenfassung Published in 1852! this chronicle of pioneer life in Canada is notable for its unsentimental and frank account. In contrast to similar works of the time! it emphasises not only the triumphs but also the tribulations as the author's family begin new lives as immigrants and farmers. Inhaltsverzeichnis Advertisement; Introduction; 1. Canada; 2. A visit to Grosse Island; 3. Quebec; 4. Our journey up the country; 5. Tom Wilson's emigration; 6. Our first settlement, and the borrowing system; 7. Old Satan and Tom Wilson's nose; 8. Uncle Joe and his family; 9. John Monaghan; 10. Phoebe H. and our second moving; 11. Brian, the still hunter; 12. The Charivari; 13. The village hotel; 14. The land-jobber....

Product details

• Authors: Susanna Moodie, Moodie Susanna
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.11.2011
• EAN: 9781108033619
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03361-9
• No. of pages: 320
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - North American History; Roughing it in the Bush 2 Volume Paperback Set
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; Travel > Travel guides > North and Central America; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Canada, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Canada / Pre-Confederation (to 1867), c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Social and cultural history, History of the Americas