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1 online resource (lx, 386 pages). |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
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Canadian literature collection = Collection de littérature canadienne
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Canadian literature collection.
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| Note |
Prequel to Roughing it in the bush. |
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"The 1854 Richard Bentley first edition (RB) of Flora Lyndsay serves as copy ext for this edition. The textual notes that follow comprise alterations of hrasing, spelling, and punctuation in numerous passages undertaken by he American firm De Witt & Davenport (DD) in their 1855 edition. These include hanges of two kinds: small alterations in spelling, punctuation, and word choice o accord with American grammatical and stylistic practice; and additions and lterations apparently made by Moodie herself in the novel"--Textual notes |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages lviii-lx). |
| Summary |
Flora Lyndsay, a prequel to Susanna Moodie's Roughing it in the Bush and Life in the Clearings, presents a fictionalized record of her family's experiences in planning their emigration and crossing the Atlantic. |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Critical Introduction; Textual History and the Choice of the Copy Text; Susanna Moodie in Her English Context; How Flora Lyndsay Came To Be; Why Flora Lyndsay Matters; Works Cited; Flora Lyndsay; Volume I; Chapter I.A Matrimonial Dialogue.; Chapter II. The Old Captain.; Chapter III. The Old Captain in Person.; Chapter IV. A Visit of Condolence.; Chapter V. The True Friend.; Chapter VI. Flora's Outfit.; Chapter VII. How Miss Wilhelmina Carr and Flora Became Acquainted.; Chapter VIII. Miss Wilhelmina Calls Upon Flora. |
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Chapter IX. Flora Goes to Tea with Miss Carr. Chapter X. Old Jarvis and His Dog Neptune.; Chapter XI. Flora in Search of a Servant Hears a Real Ghost Story.; Chapter XII. The Last Hours at Home.; Chapter XIII. The Departure.; Chapter XIV. An Open Boat at Sea.; Chapter XV. Once More at Home.; Chapter XVI. The Fog.; Chapter XVII. The Steamboat.; Chapter XVIII. A Peep Into the Ladies' Cabin.; Chapter XIX. Mrs. Dalton.; Chapter XX. Edinburgh.; Chapter XXI. Mrs. Waddel.; Chapter XXII. Climbing the Mountains.; Chapter XXIII. The Brig Anne.; Chapter XXIV. A Visit to the Ship Owners'. |
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Chapter XXV. Flora's Dinner. Chapter XXVI. Fears of the Cholera-Departure from Scotland.; Chapter XXVII. A New Scene and Strange Faces.; Volume II; Chapter I. The State Cabin.; Chapter II. Flora's Fellow-Passengers.; Chapter III. The Last Glance of Scotland.; Chapter IV. Stephen Corrie.; Chapter V. The Captain's Prentice.; Chapter VI. The Lost Jacket, and Other Matters.; Chapter VII. Noah Cotton.; Chapter VIII. The Sisters.; Chapter IX. The Ghost.; Chapter X. The Proposal.; Chapter XI. The Disclosure.; Chapter XII. The Night Alone.; Chapter XIII. The Meeting. |
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Chapter XIV. The Murderer's Manuscript. Chapter XV. My First Love.; Chapter XVI. Temptation.; Chapter XVII. The Plot.; Chapter XVIII. The Murder.; Chapter XIX. My Mother.; Chapter XX. A Last Look at Old Friends.; Chapter XXI. My Mother and the Squire.; Chapter XXII. Evil Thoughts-The Pangs of Remorse.; Chapter XXIII. Trust in God.; Chapter XXIV. Fishing on the Banks.; Chapter XXV. The Storm.; Chapter XXVI. The Ship Comes to an Anchor, and the Book to a Close.; Explanatory Notes; Textual Notes |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Frontier and pioneer life -- Ontario -- Fiction.
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Frontier and pioneer life. |
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Ontario. |
| Genre/Form |
Fiction.
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Ontario -- Description and travel -- Fiction.
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Ontario -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction.
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| Chronological Term |
19th century |
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Women pioneers -- Ontario -- Fiction.
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Manners and customs. |
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Immigrants -- Ontario -- Fiction.
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Immigrants. |
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Women pioneers. |
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Canadian. |
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Travel. |
| Chronological Term |
1800-1899 |
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Electronic books.
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Novels.
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Novels.
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| Added Author |
Peterman, Michael A., 1942- editor.
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| Added Title |
Passages in an eventful life |
| Other Form: |
Print version:Moodie, Susanna, 1803-1885. Flora Lyndsay, or, Passages in an eventful life./. Ottawa : University of Ottawa Press, [2014] ©2014 Canadian literature collection Canadian literature collection (CaOONL)20139084487 |
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Print version:Moodie, Susanna, 1803-1885. Flora Lyndsay, or, Passages in an eventful life./. Ottawa : University of Ottawa Press, [2014] ©2014 Canadian literature collection Canadian literature collection = Collection de littérature canadienne (CaOONL)20160007925 |
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Print version:Moodie, Susanna, 1803-1885. Flora Lyndsay, or, Passages in an eventful life./. Ottawa : University of Ottawa Press, [2014] ©2014 Canadian literature collection Canadian literature collection = Collection de littérature canadienne (CaOONL)20160007933 |
| ISBN |
9780776621258 (electronic book) |
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0776621254 (electronic book) |
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9780776621234 |
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0776621238 |
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9780776621241 |
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0776621246 |
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9780776608082 |
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0776608088 |
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