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Juliana Horatia Ewing's Fredericton Letters, 1867-1869
- Publisher
- UBC Press
- Initial publish date
- Jan 1983
- Category
- Post-Confederation (1867-), Letters
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780774845106
- Publish Date
- Nov 2011
- List Price
- $34.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780774801744
- Publish Date
- Jan 1983
- List Price
- $31.95
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Description
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.
About the author
Contributor Notes
Margaret Howard Blom and Thomas Blom (editors) are associate professors of English at the University of British Columbia.
Editorial Reviews
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.
The Reader