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Frequently called the first Canadian novel, The History of Emily Montague, presents subversive views on traditional subjects like love and marriage and introduces such unique Canadian themes as the relationships between the Québecois and their British con
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This charming love story captures the lives of Quebec City?s early English-speaking inhabitants, the Québécois, and the Native people, in the decade between Wolfe?s victory on the Plains of Abraham in 1759 and the American War of Independence in the 1770s.
First published in 1769, The History of Emily Montague, which brings the 18th-century novel into a New World context, is rightly called Canada?s ? indeed North America?s ? first novel.
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- PublisherCarleton University Press
- Publication date1985
- ISBN 10 0886290279
- ISBN 13 9780886290276
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages535
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The History of Emily Montague (Volume 1) (Centre for Editing Early Canadian Texts)
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The History of Emily Montague (Volume 1) (Centre for Editing Early Canadian Texts)
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The History of Emily Montague
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The History of Emily Montague
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Condition: sl/rubbed. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dj. 8vo pp. 458, "Frequently called the first Canadian novel, The History of Emily Montague, presents subversive views on traditional subjects like love and marriage and introduces such unique Canadian themes as the relationships between the Qu?ecois and their British conquerors and the customs and habits of the native peoples.". book. Seller Inventory # 187029
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THE HISTORY OF EMILY MONTAGUE
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. Light wear at the corners, spine creases. Frances Brooke (1724 - 1789) was one of the new women writers who lived by their pen in 18th-century England. In the 1760s she spent time in the town of Quebec where her husband was a chaplain. Based on her experiences there, she wrote this first Canadian novel. Seller Inventory # 77911
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The History of Emily Montaque
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Second Printing. Foreword. Editor's Preface. 408 pp. plus: Explanatory Notes, Other Published Versions, Emendations in Copy-text, Line-end Hyphenated Compounds in Copy-text, Line-end Hyphenated Compounds in CEECT Edition. Front panel has soft corners, fon on half-title, some light pencil notations throughout. Bookseller's Inventory # 212355. Seller Inventory # 002355
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