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Biography & Autobiography Historical

Susanna Moodie

by (author) Anne Cimon

Publisher
Dundurn Press
Initial publish date
Jan 2006
Category
Historical, General, General
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781770706804
    Publish Date
    Jan 2006
    List Price
    $7.99

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Description

Susanna Moodie was already a published author when she emigrated from England to Upper Canada with her husband and baby in 1832. The Moodies were seeking financial security and a better life in the colony, but they found themselves struggling to make a living on a bush farm. Despite her primitive life in the backwoods and the demands of caring for her children, Susanna continued to write and publish. In 1852 her best-known book, Roughing It in the Bush, was published in England. A Canadian edition appeared in 1871. Roughing It in the Bush has endured both as a valuable social document of the Canadian pioneer experience and as a work of literature.

About the author

Anne Cimon is a writer and poet, living near Montreal, Quebec. She has published four books of poetry. Cimon has also worked as a freelance writer for many years and her book reviews and literary articles have been published in many Canadian and U.S. magazines and newspapers.

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