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  • The Imperialist

    Set in the fictional Ontario town of Elgin at the beginning of the twentieth century, this 1904 novel was in its own time addressed largely to British readers. It has since become a Canadian classic, beloved for its ironic and dryly humorous portrait of small-town life. But The Imperialist is also a fascinating representation of race, gender, and nationalism in Britain’s “settler colonies.” This ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • Inheriting a Canoe Paddle

    The Canoe in Discourses of English-Canadian Nationalism

    by Misao Dean ...
    Series series Cultural Spaces
    If the canoe is a symbol of Canada, what kind of Canada does it symbolize? Inheriting a Canoe Paddle looks at how the canoe has come to symbolize love of Canada for non-aboriginal Canadians and provides a critique of this identification’s unintended consequences for First Nations. Written with an engaging, personal style, it is both a scholarly examination and a personal reflection, delving into ... Read more

    $39.99 USD

  • Greening the Maple

    Canadian Ecocriticism in Context

    Series Book 7 - Energy, Ecology and the Environment
    Ecocriticism can be described in very general terms as the investigation of the many ways in which culture and the environment are interrelated and conceptualized. Ecocriticism aspires to understand and often to celebrate the natural world, yet it does so indirectly by focusing primarily on written texts. Hailed as one of the most timely and provocative developments in literary and cultural ... Read more

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    The Golden Bridge / The Little Immigrants / Mary Janeway / Nation Builders / Whatever Happened to Mary Janeway?

    In the early years after Confederation in Canada, the rising nation needed workers that could take advantage of the abundant resources. Until the time of the Depression, 100,000 impoverished children from the British Isles were sent overseas by well-meaning philanthropists to solve the colony’s farm-labour shortage. They were known as the "home children," and they were lonely and frightened ... Read more

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  • The Imperialist

    Exploring Colonial Gender Roles and Imperialist Motives in British India

    In "The Imperialist," Sara Jeannette Duncan intricately weaves a narrative set against the backdrop of the British colonial experience in the early 20th century. Through her nuanced prose and keen characterizations, Duncan explores themes of identity, power, and the moral implications of imperialism. The novel skillfully navigates the complexities of colonial relationships, juxtaposing the desires ... Read more

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  • From Workhouse to Westminster

    The Life Story of Will Crooks, M.P

    by George Haw ...
    In "From Workhouse to Westminster," George Haw crafts a poignant narrative that chronicles the arduous journey of individuals emerging from the shadows of the workhouse system and their transformative ascent into the corridors of political power. Employing a lyrical yet precise literary style, Haw interweaves personal biographies with a broader socio-political analysis, revealing the systemic ... Read more

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  • The Young Rebecca

    Writings of Rebecca West 1911-17

    by Rebecca West ...
    A collection of Rebecca West's early journalistic writings reveals her clarity of mind, severity of wit, and relevancy in today's modern worldIn this collection of early writings, beginning when Rebecca West was just eighteen years old, Jane Marcus sheds light on one of the foremost feminist and political thinkers of our time. West's essays, reviews, and public correspondence tackle many subjects, ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sir John A.

    An Anecdotal Life of Sir John A. Macdonald

    Edited by Cynthia M. Smith, Jack McLeod ...
    This is the man behind the legend. Lively and revealing anecdotes about Sir John A.s political and parliamentary life are set against stories of his private joys and sorrows. Stories of patronage, of political campaigns, of loyal supporters and bitter opponents take readers through many of the major events of nineteenth-century Canada, from the building of the cpr to the Riel Rebellions, only to ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • The Imperialist

    Series series New Canadian Library
    Sara Jeannette Duncan’s classic portrait of a turn-of-the-century Ontario town, The Imperialist captures the spirit of an emergent nation through the example of two young dreamers. Impassioned by “the Imperialist idea,” Lorne Murchison rests his bid for office on his vision of a rejuvenated British Empire. His sister Advena betrays a kindred attraction to the high-flown ideals in her love for an ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • An Autobiography

    Two mail coaches—the Blucher and the Chevy Chase—ran through Melrose every day. People went to the post office for their letters, and paid for them on delivery. My two elder sisters—Agnes, who died of consumption at the age of 16, and Jessie, afterwards Mrs. Andrew Murray, of Adelaide and Melbourne, went to boarding school with their aunt, Mary Spence, lit Upper Wooden, halfway between Jedburgh ... Read more

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  • Far from a Low Gutter Girl

    The forgotten world of state wards, South Australia, 1887-1940

    Series Book 32 - Untapped
    Drawing on the letters of girls who were made state wards, acclaimed writer and historian Margaret Barbalet’s Far From a Low Gutter Girl reveals the real world of Australian domestic servants in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, amplifying their voices for the first time.Far from a Low Gutter Girl was first published to critical acclaim in 1983. In addition to non-fiction, ... Read more

    $8.55 USD

  • Roads to Ruin

    The Shocking History of Social Reform

    by E. S. Turner ...
    'It is a salutary thing to look back at some of the reforms which have long been an accepted part of our life, and to examine the opposition, usually bitter and often bizarre, sometimes dishonest but all too often honest, which had to be countered by the restless advocates of 'grandmotherly' legislation...'Contemporary readers of a progressive bent may like to think it elementary that certain ... Read more

    $15.99 USD