The Canadian Crusoes


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Canadian Crusoes


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This absorbing story about three children of Scottish and French origin who become lost on the Rice Lake Plains in the late eighteenth century provides the author with an opportunity to contemplate important themes of Canadian literature and identity.




Canadian Crusoes: A Tale of the Rice Lake Plains


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'Canadian Crusoes: A Tale of the Rice Lake Plains' is a novel by Catharine Parr Traill. It is considered to be the first Canadian novel for children. The work is set in what is today central southern Ontario, just south of Rice Lake, where three children become lost and must fend for themselves. Drawing from its namesake, Daniel Defoe's novel 'Robinson Crusoe', the novel sets out to show that these children, two English Canadian and one French Canadian, are able to work together to survive in the new world of Canada.




Canadian Crusoes A Tale Of The Rice Lake Plains


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"Canadian Crusoes" by using Catharine Parr Traill is a charming narrative that unfolds towards the backdrop of the Canadian barren region. Traill paintings is an amazing combination of journey, survival, and the brilliant depiction of the herbal beauty of Canada. The story revolves around the Atkinson own family, who find themselves stranded in the far off Canadian wilderness after a shipwreck. The own family, which include parents and youngsters, should navigate the demanding situations of survival inside the untamed panorama. Traill weaves a story of resilience, resourcefulness, and familial bonds because the Atkinsons adapt to their new environment. As the family faces the cruel realities of the wilderness, Traill affords readers with a detailed and immersive portrayal of Canada's vegetation and fauna. Her eager observations and descriptive prose provide a vivid photograph of the natural global, showcasing the variety and wonders of the Canadian landscape. "Canadian Crusoes" isn't merely an adventure story but additionally a celebration of the human spirit's potential to undergo and conquer adversity. Traill storytelling captures the essence of survival inside the face of the unknown, emphasizing the importance of courage, ingenuity, and unity.




Canadian Crusoes


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Canadian Crusoes: a Tale of the Rice Lake Plains


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Catharine Parr Traill was an English-Canadian author and naturalist who wrote about life as a settler in Canada.




Canadian Crusoes


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Lost in the Backwoods: A Tale of the Canadian Forest


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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Lost in the Backwoods: A Tale of the Canadian Forest" by Catharine Parr Strickland Traill. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.




Canadian Crusoes (Esprios Classics)


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Catharine Parr Traill (born Strickland; 1802 - 1899) was an English-Canadian author and naturalist who wrote about life in Canada, particularly what is now Ontario (then the colony of Upper Canada). Traill began writing children's books in 1818 like Disobedience; or, Mind What Mama Says (1819). She described her new life in Canada in letters and journals, and collected these into The Backwoods of Canada (1836), which continues to be read as an important source of information about early Canada. Catharine spent her years in Belleville writing about the natural environment. She often sketched the plant life of Upper Canada, publishing Canadian Wild Flowers (1865) and Studies of Plant Life in Canada (1885). She died in Ontario in 1899.




Canadian Crusoes


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Subtitled A Tale of the Rice Lake Plains, an area of what is now central southern Ontario, this work first published in 1852 is considered to be the first Canadian novel for children and the first to feature a Canadian-born protagonist. Traill (nee Strickland, 1802-99) emigrated to Canada from England upon her marriage and wrote about life as a settler and also, as a keen naturalist, many works on the native plant life.




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