Canada Home: Juliana Horatia Ewing's Federicton Letters 1867-1869 - Hardcover

Ewing, Juliana Horatia Gatty

9780774801744: Canada Home: Juliana Horatia Ewing's Federicton Letters 1867-1869

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0774801743 ISBN 13: 9780774801744

Publisher: Univ of British Columbia Pr, 1983

Aged 26 and newly married, Juliana Ewing left England in 1867, bound for Fredericton, New Brunswick, where her husband had been posted to the army garrison. A famed children's writer and skilful artist, Juliana used her talents in chronicling for her family in Yorkshire her day-to-day experiences in the maritime city from Confederation to the withdrawal of British troops in 1869. In 101 letters, reproduced almost in their entirety, Juliana recreates the 'high colonial' society of mid-nineteenth-century Fredericton. Her letters unconsciously also reveal herself -- her courage, intelligence, gaity and, above all, her loving nature. Witty, perceptive, and dramatic, her letters reflect her ability as a prose writer of unusual sensibility.

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About the Author:

Margaret Howard Blom and Thomas Blom (editors) are associate professors of English at the University of British Columbia.

Review:

A book full of character and colour which deserves to reach a larger audience, beyond the specialists in Canadian history or Victorian children's literature. (Joseph Miller The Reader)

In 101 letters, reproduced almost in their entirety, Juliana recreates the 'high colonial' society of mid-nineteenth-century Fredericton. Her letters unconsciously also reveal herself -- her courage, intelligence, gaity and, above all, her loving nature. Witty, perceptive, and dramatic, her letters reflect her ability as a prose writer of unusual sensibility.

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