Table of Contents

Introduction············································
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Part One Earlier Colonial Writing (1620-1867) ·························1
Chapter 1 Frances
Brooke············································4
The History of Emily Montague………………………………………………………………6
Chapter 2 Thomas
Haliburton········································14
The Trotting Horse…………………………………………………………………………17
The Clockmaker…………………………………………………………………………19
Chapter 3 Susanna
Moodie···········································23
Roughing It in the Bush…………………………………………………………25

Part Two The Rise of Romantic Nationalism and the Emergence of Regionalism (1867-1914)
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Chapter 4 The Confederation
Group····································40
Charles G． D． Roberts……………………………………………………………………41
Duncan Campbell Scott……………………………………………………………………46
Archibald Lampman……………………………………………………………………49
Bliss Carman…………………………………………………………………………54
E． Pauline Johnson…………………………………………………………………………57
Chapter 5 Stephen
Leacock··········································61
The Marine Excursions of the Knights of Pythias………………………………………63
Chapter 6 Lucy Maud
Montgomery····································76
Anne of Green Gables…………………………………………………78

Part Three The Advent of Literary Modernism and the Boom of Regionalism (1914-1940)
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Chapter 7 Frederick Philip
Grove······································90
Snow…………………………………………………………………………92
Chapter 8 E． J．
Pratt··············································109
Come Away， Death…………………………………………………………………………112
Newfoundland…………………………………………………………………………114
The Truant…………………………………………………………………………116
Towards the Last Spike……………………………………………………………………122
Chapter 9 Ethel
Wilson············································126
The Window…………………………………………